Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - SGPGI Hospital

SGPGI Hospital

The hospital works as a referral hospital and endeavors to work on an appointment system. Though most patients are required to bring a referral slip from the referring physician/ surgeon, but even such patients who have not been referred by a doctor but are suffering from a disease that can be treated at SGPGIMS are also welcome. The referring physicians are requested to indicate the nature of patients' problem, the specialty at the Institute they wish to refer the patient to and the nature of help required from the Institute.

SGPGI is a UP state government owned and run hospital, and has some of the best trained and internationally renowned doctors on its pay-roll. All doctors, nurses, and other personnel are full-time salaried staff, and patients need not pay any amount in form of their professional fees. However, the hospital charges a highly subsidized cost for all investigations, treatment, medications etc., which is about 10% to 25% of costs at corporate/ private hospitals of comparable quality in India.

The Institute hospital endeavors to work on an appointment system. Thus, the patients are expected to re-visit the Institute hospital only on appointed days, except in case of an emergency. Patients once seen are usually provided an appointment for any investigations, out patient consultation, admission for treatment and surgery. The in-patient treatment at SGPGIMS hospital is highly organized and all efforts are made to reduce inconvenience to patients, that is usually the case at various government hospitals. The on-line health information system of the hospital is synchronized to the online billing system and online pharmacy. Patients are provided all medicines, consumables, surgical material etc. at the bed-side, for which the patients are charged a highly subsidized cost, in most cases- about 30-40% less than the MRP.