• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Lake City Times
No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper
No Result
View All Result
Lake City News
No Result
View All Result
Home Top News

Over 12 lakh patients visit SKIMS Soura this year

'246 daily admissions, bed occupancy 81 per cent'

LCT Desk by LCT Desk
December 28, 2023
in Top News
Reading Time: 1min read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterWhatsappTelegram

Jahangeer Ganaie

Srinagar, Dec 27: SKIMS Soura, a premier medical institution in J&K, witnessed a huge influx of patients, with over 12 lakh individuals visiting the Out Patient Department (OPD), including Accident and Emergency (A&E), in the past year.
In the OPD, 387,088 new patients were registered, and 501,690 revisit patients sought medical attention, according to the data.
In the Gynae and Obstetrics, 97,796 patients visited over the past one year, while the total number of registrations in Accident and Emergency is 267,180, taking the total outpatient attendance including A&E to 1253,754, the data reveals.
In terms of inpatient attendance, the institute recorded 57,277 routine admissions, 25,384 emergency admissions, and 7,362 Gynae and Obstetrics admissions, totalling 89,973 admissions.
Hospital performance indicators revealed an average daily admission of 246, with a bed occupancy rate of 81 percent. The gross death rate was reported at 3.8 percent, while the net death rate stood at 1.83 percent.
The surgical activities in the institute were robust, with a total of 7,151 routine surgeries, 4,577 emergency surgeries, 3,901 Gynae and Obstetrics surgeries, 15,629 major surgeries and 3,688 minor surgeries performed in the past year.
Major surgeries were distributed across various departments, with notable contributions from Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Urology, Gynae and Obstetrics, Surgical Oncology, and Orthopaedics.
Data shows that detailed investigations conducted as part of the Health Information System encompassed a wide range of medical specialities, including an advanced centre for human genetics, biochemistry, blood bank, cardiology, clinical haematology, dental, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general medicine, immunology, microbiology, pharmacology, neurology, nuclear medicine, ophthalmology, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR), radiodiagnosis, and urology.

READ ALSO

Rainfall ends heatwave in Kashmir

Tourists returning to J&K in good numbers: CM

Related Posts

Top News

Rainfall ends heatwave in Kashmir

July 10, 2025
Rainfall ends heatwave in Kashmir

Owais Gul Srinagar, Jul 9: The mercury has plummeted across Jammu and Kashmir, with Srinagar recording a fall of 15...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Tourists returning to J&K in good numbers: CM

July 10, 2025
CM speaks to Jaishankar on safety of Kashmiri students in Iran

Owais Gul Srinagar, Jul 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the tourism sector is once again getting...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Doctors’ shortage inherited, can’t be fixed overnight: Sakeena Itoo

July 10, 2025
Sakeena inaugurates auditorium cum library block at GDC Sumbal

Baramulla, Jul 9: Minister of Health & Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo on Wednesday said that the shortage of doctors in...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Youth can’t be fooled anymore: Khatana

July 10, 2025
India’s biggest development, innovation exhibition to open in Srinagar today

Srinagar, Jul 9: Senior BJP leader and Raja Sabha member, Gulam Ali Khatana on Wednesday dismissed recent statement made by...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Centre allocates Rs 4224 cr for 316 rural roads in J&K

July 10, 2025
National quality monitors flag deficiencies in rural road connectivity program

Srinagar, Jul 9: The Union Rural Development Ministry has sanctioned Rs 4,224 crore for the construction of 316 roads across...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Pulwama terror attack: Operatives purchased aluminium powder online, says FATF

July 10, 2025
Pulwama terror attack: Operatives purchased aluminium powder online, says FATF

Srinagar, Jul 9: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has revealed that a key component—aluminium—used in the 2019 Pulwama terror...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Next Post
Lockdown: Violations galore

Ensure people are not fleeced

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2021 Lake City Times - Premium theme by GITS.

No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper

© 2021 Lake City Times - Premium theme by GITS.