Hospital in Punjab, India
Institute of Mental Health, Amritsar also known as Dr. Vidyasagar Government Mental Hospital is
public
mental health institution and hospital run by
Government of Punjab , located at circular road,
Amritsar ,
Punjab .
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[3] It serves the
mental health patients from Punjab,
Haryana ,
Himachal Pradesh and other neighboring states.
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[8] Dr Savinder Singh is current in-charge of the Dr. Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Health.
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History
Established originally at Lahore in 1900, shifted at Amritsar in 1947 after
Partition of Punjab when non-Muslim patients were transferred here. Punjab police has duty of shifting mentally ill patients roaming on roads to the institute.
[10] In 2008, 100 acres of lawns land of hospital was transferred to Taj Swarna hotel in Trilium Mall.
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Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra Memorial School of Nursing
School of Nursing at Dr. Vidyasagar Government Mental Hospital provides General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM) and BSc Nursing courses
[13] with hostel facilities.
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Notable people
Dr. Vidya Sagar, in 1957, improved the hospital with some changes.
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Dr. B L Goel, Hospital Director in early 2000s
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See also
References
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"Mental Health Hospitals" . pib.gov.in . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Service, Tribune News.
"Jan Aushadhi at mental health institute soon" . The Tribune . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Kumar, Vinod.
"No mental health rules, Punjab waits for Centre to issue classification of institutions" . The Times of India . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ VINAYAK, RAMESH.
"Psychiatrist turns run-down mental hospital in Amritsar into institute of repute" . India Today . Retrieved 2020-01-12 .
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"Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar referred to Hospital of Mental Health" . Sikh24.com . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"Missing in Hardoi, Found in Lahore - Indian Express" . Indian Express . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"Tale of an undertrial" . Frontline . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"17 years on,Bengal man unites with wife in Amritsar hospital" . The Indian Express . 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Gill, Manmeet Singh.
"Dr Burnout" . The Tribune . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"Police fail to shift mentally challenged to hospital" . The Tribune . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Yadav, Anumeha.
"Punjab's biggest challenges: Not Khalistan but political corruption, static agriculture and drugs" . Scroll.in . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"Five star hotel to come up on mental asylum land" . The Financial Express . 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Service, Tribune News.
"675 appear for GNM counselling" . Tribuneindia News Service . Retrieved 2020-01-12 .
^ Jaiswar, PK.
"4 boys intrude into girls' hostel" . The Tribune . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"How community mental health can be the answer to India's growing mental health crisis" . Firstpost . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"Mentally challenged women beaten up in Amritsar hospital" . Rediff.com . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
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"Woman patient of a Punjab mental hospital molested" . Zee News . 2006-04-11. Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
^ Rana, Yudhvir.
"Sentence proves trying for mentally ill convict" . The Times of India . Retrieved 2020-01-13 .
External links
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