Teaching Hospital

The institutions attached to Govt. Medical College Palakkad :

Teaching Hospitals



• District Hospital, Palakkad : Houses all the Clnical departments including Cardiology and Nephrology departments except Central Laboratory, MRI scan facilities.

Institutions under administrative control of Community Medicine department

1. Urban Health Training Centre, Diarah Street, Palakkad

This centre is located at a distance of 4 kms from GMC, Palakkad in the Palakkad Municipality area and provides OPD services, Immunisation, lab investigations, special clinics like antenatal clinics, NCD clinic, health education sessions, etc. Outreach immunization sessions are also held routinely. The average outpatient attendance is 100-150/day.

Staff pattern includes one Administrative Medical Officer, one Lady Medical officer, Pharmacist (1), Lab technician(2), JPHNs(1), JHI(1)

2. Rural Health Training Centre, Peruvamba

This centre is located at a distance of 10 kms from GMC in the in Kuzhalmannam Block panchayat, Palakkad and provides OPD services, Immunisation, lab investigations, health education sessions, special clinics like antenatal clinics, NCD clinic, Palliative care OP etc. Outreach immunization sessions, palliative home care services, etc are also held routinely. The average outpatient attendance at the centre is 150-200/ days.

Staff pattern includes one Administrative Medical Officer, Superintendent(1), Lady Medical officers(1), Pharmacist (1), Lab technician(1), Lab assistant(1), Staff nurse (1), Junior Public Health Nurses (1), Junior Health Inspectors(1), Health Inspectors(1), Public Health Nurse(1), Health Supervisor(1), Lady Health Supervisor(1), Nursing assistant(1), Cleaner (2), Health educator(1), clerks(2), office assistant(1) and a driver