PGIMER rated second best multi-specialty hospital


The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research has been graded the second best amongst the top 10 multi-specialty hospitals in India and also amongst the Best Govt. Multi-specialty hospitals in India by The Week-HANSA Research national survey 2012.
The poll was conducted across 16 cities. A primary survey was conducted among 917 experts, 328 general physicians, 442 specialists and 147 pathologists/radiologists. The parameters that were used for ranking were overall reputation of the hospital, competency of doctors, availability of multiple specialties, patient care, hospital environment and innovation in treatment.
The specialties of Pediatrics, Neurology, Diabetology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Oncology in PGIMER and has been rated as third, fourth, fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth respectively.
Other multi-specialty hospitals amongst the top 10 are: AIIMS, New Delhi (first), CMC Vellore (third), Apollo Hospitals Greams Lane, Chennai, (fourth), Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai (fifth), Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai (sixth), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Mumbai (seventh), Bombay Hospital, Mumbai (eighth), Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru (ninth) and Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow (tenth).

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