VIT UNIVERSITY, Vellore

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HEALTH SERVICES

Healthcare facility is available round the clock at the VIT Health Centre. With 6400 sq.ft. space in the first floor of AL Mudalaiyar Block, it has 18 In-patient beds, 4 observation beds, 5 consultation rooms and a pharmacy. For patients convenience five full time doctors and a part time doctor are employed to render 24 hours service, with support from 13 staff nurses, 1 male nursing assistant, 1 pharmacist, 2 lab technician, 1 assistant, 1 DEO, 1 attender & 3 hospital workers. In addition seven specialist services are available as visiting consultants (list enclosed below). It is also equipped with an ECG machine, emergency medicines and two ambulances. All treatment, consultation & medicines including lab investigations are carried out free of cost for all students, staff & staff dependents. The Health Centre Annexe (Speciality wing) is also opened in the ground floor of the same building in which all specialists out patients are seen including physiotherapy. The Health centre clinical laboratory is also shifted to the health centre annexe. The first aid centre at men’s hostel is started functioning effectively round the clock from Jan 19, 2010 and at ladies hostel from Feb 9, 2010.

Skin Diseases

DOCTORS INFORMATION

S. No	Name	Designation
1	Dr. Neelakantan V	Chief Medical Officer
2	Dr. Reghuraman N	Medical Superintendent
3	Dr. Poornachandra Rao R	Medical Officer
4	Dr. Deenabandhu	Medical Officer
5	Dr. Deepa Balamurugan	Medical Officer
6	Dr. Faran Saud	Junior Medical officer
7	DR. PRIYA B.M	Junior Medical Officer
8	Dr. V. Elangovan	Part Time Medical Officer

Contact Details

S. NO	DOCTORS TIME	SPECIALIZATION	VISITING DETAILS	CONTACT NO.
1	Dr. V. Neelakantan MBBS, B.S.Sc., D.D	Dermatologist	2.00 to 3.00 P.M Monday To Friday	9443420031
2	Dr. N. Reghuraman B.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.S.,	SURGEON	On all days	9443311370
3	Dr. Mohan Gandhi.,M S,	Orthopedician	Monday - 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm	9443968100
4	Dr.Ramarathinam.,,D.L.O.,	ENT	Tuesday - 3.00 pm - 4.00 pm	9443453484
5	Dr. V. Chitti Babu	Ophthalmologist	Tuesday - 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm Saturday - 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm	9443006736
6	Dr. Harish Babu M.D.S	Dentist	Wednesday - 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm	9360575950
7	Dr. Padma Priya Dore	Pediatrician	Thursday - 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm
8	Dr. R. Malarvizhi	Gynecologist	Friday - 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm	2248379
9	Dr. Ravi Chandran.,M.D.	Physician	Friday - 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm	2248379
10	Dr. ZubaidaSultana	Psychiatrist	Tuesday - 11.30 am - 5.00 pm Saturday - 11.30 am - 5.00 pm	9600492492
11	Dr. V. Elangovan	Surgeon	On all week days - 4.00 pm - 8.00 pm
12	Ms. Thilakavathy	Physiotherapist	On all days except Sunday - 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm	9952389948

ENT:
Instruments pertaining to the specialist are available

DENTIST:
Full-fledged dental equipments are available.

EYE: Having the eye instruments for refraction and examination of eye.

OTHER FACILITIES:

1. IN- PATIENT BEDS IN HEALTH CENTRE

Total no. of beds : 18 beds
Male : 10 beds
Female : 8 beds
Observation beds: 4 beds

Separate wards for male and female & also for general diseases and infectious diseases like – chicken pox, measles ETC.,

2. LABORATORY:

Have a separate laboratory to test the following investigations:

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

TOTAL BLOOD COUNT (TBC)
E.S.R.
Hb%
PERIPHERAL SMEAR
MALARIAL PARASITES (MP)
MICRO FILARIA (MF)
BLEEDING TIME (B.T)
CLOTTING TIME (C.T)
PLATELET COUNT
MALARIAL PARASITES (Card Test)
BLOOD WIDAL

URINE ANALYSIS

ROUTINE
ALBUMIN /SUGAR -DEPOSIT
BS / BP
KETONE BODIES (Acetone)
PREGNANCY TEST (CARD METHOD)

MOTION

OVA / CYSTS
REDUCING SUBSTANCE
OCCULT BLOOD
HANGING DROP

SPUTUM

A.F.B. SMEAR

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

BLOOD SUGAR
UREA
S. CREATININE
CHOLESTEROL - LIPID PROFILE (Total, HDL, LDL, VLDL, Triglycerides)
S. BILIRUBIN.

MICROBIOLOGY

BLOOD GROUPING & Rh - TYPING
BLOOD WIDAL
HEPATITIS B (Hbs. Ag.)
MANTOUX TEST
VAGINAL SWAB
CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
URINE
MOTION
PUS
SPUTUM…

SEROLOGY

A.S.O. TEST
C.R.P. TEST
R. A. TEST
V.D.R.L.

3. AMBULANCE SERVICES:

24 hours ambulance services - one at men’s hostel & one at ladies hostel
Three ambulances are available
Six ambulance drivers with attenders available all 24 hours

4. PHYSIOTHERAPHY

5. ECG

6. HEALTH CLUB

7. PHARMACY:

24 hours pharmacy – maintained by pharmacist

8. MEDICAL CAMP

Rural medical camp in association with NSS

9. HOSTEL & MESS VISIT:

Regular hostel and mess visit is done to check the hygiene of the food supplied to the students in the hostel

10. ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECK UP FOR STAFFS

Compulsory medical check up for all the first year students & newly recruited staff. Vaccination given against Hepatitis A, B & Typhoid. Parents are requested to immunize their children against Hepatitis A, B, Typhoid & chicken pox before admitting your son / daughter. If any of the vaccination has to be done here they can get it done after registration of request.

Eligibility For Services in VIT - Health Centre

1. Students: Consultation Investigations Medicines Referral	Eligible
2. Student Dependents and Parents:
Consultation only	Eligible
Lab Investigations Medicines	Not Eligible
3. Staff, Faculty & dependents : Consultation Investigations Free Medicines Referral to visiting consultants in VIT HC	Eligible
4. Eligibility for availing medical benefits Female staff if Married-Husband and children Female staff if Unmarried- Parents only. Male staff if Married- Wife, children and parents. Male staff if Unmarried- Parents only.