Kottayam Government Medical College

Department of Physical medicine & Rehabilitation Estd in.1982

Dept. Head 

:

Dr. P.S Sureshkumar

Phone No.  

:

Extn - 314

Location 

:

OP Block

Ward  

:

28

O P Days 

:

All days except sundays

Operations 

:

Faculty & Staff of Physical medicine & Rehabilitation Department.

NO

Name

Designation

Phone No

1

Dr. P. S. Sureshkumar

Professor & HOD

Nil

2

Dr. Reeba Mary Mani

Senior Lecturer

Nil

3

Sri. Jacob A Punnose

Scientific Assistant

Nil

4

Sri. S. Ramakrishnan

Scientific Assistant

Nil

5

Sri. N. Rajeev

Scientific Assistant

Nil

6

Sri V. T. Jose

Scientific Assistant

Nil

7

Sri. V. Premkumar

Accounts cum personal Officer

Nil

8

Sri H.K. Patnaik

Prosthetic & Orthotic Engineer

Nil

9

V.R.Vijayan

Foreman

Nil

Brief History

This department has started functioning in the Op block in 1982 with facilities for prosthetics,orthotics and physiotherapy.6 beds for male patient in ward no 14, 4 beds in ward no:19 and 2 beds in ward no:18 were reserved for female patient.In addition to this patients were admitted to pay ward also.The prosthetics & orthotics section was shifted to a new building in Op block during 1995.The OP and Physiotherapy was shifted to the new building during 2002. Ward no 28 was established in the new building with 14 beds for male and 14 beds for female during the same period.

Facilities Available

I.      Facilities

Outpatient consultation, Inpatient facilities, Physiotherapy and artificial limb fitting

II.    Courses run by the Department

Name of Course

Annual intake

Propose to start a certificate course in Prosthetics and orthotics 

10

III.    Academic Activities:

Under graduate teaching, PG teaching for ortho

 

Services

Teaching for Undergraduates –MBBS, BSc Nursing

Postgraduate - - Orthopaedics

 

Outpatient service All days except Sunday an average of 40 patients with various nerurological (mainly paralytic conditions), musculoskeletal diseases and amputees attend this department

Inpatients – 30 beds.  15 male & 15 female

Physiotherapy we have a very good Physiotherapy wing giving services to out patients , inpatients and bedside physiotherapy to inpatients of other specialities.

Physiotherapy area with separate cabins for each heating modality, electrical stimulators and exercise gymnasium

Artificial Limb Fitting center we have a very well equipped limb fitting center which is able to fabricate all kinds of artificial limbs (prostheses and orthoses) of most modern type for all types of amputations and deformities.

 

 

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