Indira Gandhi Medical College

Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), formerly the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), is a state-owned medical college and hospital in Shimla in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India.[1] It was established in 1966 as the Himachal Pradesh Medical College (HPMC), and assumed the present name in 1984.[1] On 29 June 2013, Himachal Pradesh Health minister Kaul Singh Thakur said that Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) would be upgraded on the analogy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Sewa Yojana, (PMSSY). Thakur revealed about his meeting with Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and the proposal for granting the AIIMS status to IGMC was under consideration of the government of India. Thakur added that the endeavour of the state government was to develop IGMC as a prestigious institute so that it can provide qualitative and better health services to the people of the state.[2]

Indira Gandhi Medical College
IGMC Shimla entrance at Circular Road
Geography
LocationSanjauli, Himachal Pradesh, India
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeMedical College
History
Opened1966
Links
Websitehttp://www.igmcshimla.edu.in/
ListsHospitals in India

Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology
IGMC Shimla to be upgraded on AIIMS analogy

The Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology of this institution is an approved Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) of India.[3][4] It was founded in 1977 as a Tumor Clinic of the hospital and was granted the status of RCC in 2001.[5]

References
  1. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Official Web Site.
  2. http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/IGMC-to-be-upgraded-on-AIIMS-analogy/Article1-1084492.aspx
  3. "Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology Official Website. 'Regional Cancer Centres in the Country'". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. WHO India. Addresses of Regional Cancer Centres. Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Official Web Site. Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology.

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