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Punjab
Police Academy Hospital
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HISTORY
: Punjab Police Academy Hospital Phillaur came in existence when the
Police Training School was established in 1890 by the Britisher in the
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort.
LOCATION :
Hospital is located on the outer skirts of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Fort, adjoining Golf club and lush green outdoor grounds of the Academy. It
is approximately 200 meters from National Highway Number 1 from Amritsar
to Delhi and on the northern Banks of Satluj River. |

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Hospital
in the Present Form: This Hospital was upgraded to 25 Bedded Hospital in
1994.The Hospital is
established in the old British time building with high ceiling and
verandahs all around. OPD complex, stores, laboratory complex are scatted
apart from the main building of the Hospital, in which wards,
emergency, operation theatre and labour room etc are situated..
Infrastructure of the Hospital: Punjab Police Academy Hospital Phillaur
is well equipped having the followings facilities:-
a) Out Door Wing
b) Indoor Wing (Male & Female wards)
c) Radiology (X-Ray Plant)
d) Emergency Dept.
e) Biochemical laboratory
f ) Operation Theatre
g) Labour Room
h) Dressing Room
i ) Physiotherapy Unit
Besides this Police Hospital is equipped with medical facilities like ECG Machine, Nebulizer and oxygen etc.
Man Power : There is one Post of Senior Medical officer, and one Medical
officer, 3 Pharmacists, 4 Staff Nurses, Radiographer, Laboratory
Technician, 2 ward boys, and one chowkidar. Besides
this certain police personnel are imparted medical training to assist to
the Para Medical Staff for prompt and efficient services in the X-Ray,
Pathological laboratory, emergency, operation-theatre, wards and OPD
etc. are attached with hospital
for this purpose.
Routine Functioning of the Hospital :
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Punjab
Police Academy Hospital, Phillaur is working in two shifts. The
Morning at 8.00 AM till 12.30 PM and afternoon from 4-5.30 PM
(with half an hour seasonal variations).
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Emergency
cases of all types are attended promptly round the
clock.
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Staff
of the Academy and their dependent family members are examined in
routine.
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The cases are referred as per the authorization of the Punjab Health Deptt. to
the local Civil Hospital Phillaur, Jalandhar or Civil Hospital
Ludhiana and even advanced Medical Institute like Dayanand Medical
College Ludhiana, Christian Medical College Ludhiana or Post graduate
Institute of Medical Science Chandigarh, depending upon the
seriousness of the case. For this effective referral system
facilities of hospital
ambulance and services of Para Medical Staff are sought.
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Indoor Patients are attended by Medical officers minimum twice a
day.
Consumers
of Police Hospital Services :
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All
Police Trainees undergoing training at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur.
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Staff
and their dependents posted at this academy.
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Since Punjab Police Academy is a premier training institute of India, so large number
of VIP's, higher dignitaries, police officials and bearcats keep
on visiting this academy to attend different official functions and
courses. They are extended emergency medical services.
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First
Aid and emergency Medical services to civilians, victims of
disasters and roadside accidents.
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Emergency
and First Aid services to the staff and student of Maharaja Ranjit
Singh Police Public School, Phillaur, (Punjab).
Specific
Services at Punjab Police Academy, Hospital
Working schedule of the hospital is further specified for the
upliftment of the health and convenience of the medical service's
consumers like-
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All
National Health Programs are being carried out efficiently with up
to date instructions and special emphasis upon AIDS, population
control, Heath and Family welfare measures etc.
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Prevention
of Diseases is the main target and it is achieved by -
(a) Regular sanitary rounds of the Punjab Police Academy
campus.
(b) Instructional Training and programs pertaining to specific
communicable and non communicable diseases like AIDS, Hepatitis, Heart Diseases,
Diabetes, Cancer, High Blood Pressure, Obesity, Good food
Habits and Balanced Diet, Enteric fever, Malaria control Program, Gastro Enteritis etc.
(c) Preventive immunization camps are regularly held for
polio, Hepatitis, enteric fever, Cholera and Tetanus etc. along with
routine National immunization programs.
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OPD
Services are further specified in to Sterility Clinic, Family
Planning Day, Antenatal day for pregnant women, post-natal day, well
baby clinic and general guide lines for non communicable
Diseases and Communicable Diseases.
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First
Aid Training is imparted to Punjab Police personnel for broader
spectrum of their duties and humanitarian care to sufferers in the
society. Presently the Punjab Police First Aid team is holding third
position in the First Aid Championship Competition at National level
along with individual Medals.
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Yoga
team was also being trained at Punjab Police Academy Hospital
Phillaur and Punjab Police Personnel have been this team is out performing
in the yoga competitions at State and National levels besides yoga
schedules to Police Trainees.
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Medical
Health Screening is a regular feature being adopted at Punjab Police
Academy Hospital Phillaur . All the Police Trainees under going
different Police Training Courses and Program at this Academy,
cooks, staff of the Academy and students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Police Public School, Phillaur are periodically examined at
this Hospital to screen out evident or under lying Communicable or
non-Communicable diseases along with Health deviations. It is also
done to promote positive health.
Data
of Health Services :- At an average 20000-25000 (Twenty to
Twenty-Five Thousand) patients are attending this Hospital in outdoor
patient Department and nearly 3000 patients Admitted in the wards of
this Hospital every year. The patients are of all age groups, male,
female and children.
Monthly report regarding total number of Outdoor, Indoors, Male, female,
and children, new, old cases and number of operations, number of
delivery cases, number of Family planning procedures, X rays
done, Pathological investigation conducted and incidence of different
diseases etc, are being sent every month and annually to the concerned
authority of this Academy and Punjab State Health Department.
Additional duties being performed by the Hospital Staff :-
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Instructional
and practical training in the subject of Forensic Sciences is
being imparted to the Police trainees at Punjab Police Academy
Phillaur by the Medical officers.
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Regular
in-service training to para medical Staff and police personnel
attached with Hospital to improve their efficiency and to keep their
knowledge up to date.
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Practical
Demonstration and lectures to the students of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Police Public School, Phillaur in the First Aid, Health awareness ,
personality development and Drug abuse etc.
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Participation
and training of Punjab Police personnel in the cultural events to
boost confidence to improve their personality and to focus the grey
areas of society.
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Performing
added duties during Passing Out Parades, Sports meets, different
Courses and other activities of the Punjab Police Academy Phillaur.
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Delivering
Lectures, conducting Seminars and Penal discussions during different
courses being conducted at this Academy.
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Conduct
of free Medical camp at the nearby village, to improve Police-Public
relationships.
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Conducting
blood Donation Camps in Co-ordination with civil Agencies to improve
Police Public relationship and to help the needy. Police Personnel
donate blood voluntarily (in 98-99 with State bank of India,
Phillaur, and blood Donors Society Nawanshahar in May 2001)
CONCLUSION
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Over all Punjab Police Academy Hospital, Phillaur is
functioning
with dedication, high efficiency and missionary zeal to serve the
Humanity in its suffering and to improve the health state of law
and order maintaining agency- The POLICE.
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