Sir John Anderson Casualty Block

Sir John Anderson casualty block is the emergency department of Medical College Kolkata. This block houses, besides the ER, the Emergency Surgery and Emergency Orthopaedics wards and Operation Theatres.

The block is named after Sir John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley. This hospital houses the many.


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