Christian Medical College – (CMC), Vellore

There are 106 wards including 11 ICUs and 6 HDUs. About 76% of the beds are in general wards and are subsidised to reduce the financial burden on patients. There are 39 major operation theatres and a further 14 facilities for minor procedures. An average of 175 operations are carried out each day. Diagnostic services are provided in house by the Radiology Department, Nuclear Medicine and the Laboratories. Radiology reporting is through a filmless digital system (PACS), enabling doctors to view X-rays and scans on any computer on the network. All laboratory test results are also available through the hospital intranet, as part of the “clinical workstation” hospital information system. PET/CT Scan 4 The Clinical Biochemistry Department at CMC carries out a huge number of daily tests but also provides a quality control service at very low cost to over 2,600 smaller hospitals. This is an extremely valuable service helping laboratories with limited facilities maintain accurate standards and improve the quality of their results. Each month freeze dried samples are sent to the labs who test them and submit their results. CMC analyses their results and gives feedback by email.