Introduction
Department of Internal Medicine was established as one of the primary departments of the Medical College in 2020 filling a long-awaited lacuna in the tertiary healthcare of the regional population with an aim to provide complete physical, psychological and social healthcare. The department remains at the forefront of patient management with clinical assessment, diagnostic guidance and optimized treatment. It attends to a considerable share of hospital patients both on Outpatient and Inpatient basis attending patients across Medical sub-specialties like Infectious Disease, Non-communicable diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Gastroenterology along with Critical and ICU care and handling of Medical Emergencies.
It is our endeavor to foster and promote a rich academic and research culture through Medical Education and Skill Development in addition to offering ethical, sensitive and sustainable patient care.
Infrastructure
• 90 bedded general wards (Male medical ward + Female medical ward)
• 10 bedded Medical and Cardiac ICU
• 8 bedded Dialysis Unit
• Out-patient Department
• Dedicated ART Centre
• OST Centre
• Seminar Room
• Departmental Library
• Faculty Chambers
Equipments
• Ventilators
• Video Bronchoscopy
• Video Laryngoscopy
• Defibrillator
• Portable Echo/POS Ultrasound Machine
• Portable X-ray Machine
• Dialysis Machines
• Syringe pumps/Infusion Pumps
• ECG Machines
Achievements & Research Publications of Faculty
Ongoing Research Activities:
o Rare presentations of Snake Bite
o Changing patterns in Malaria and Dengue
o Transient Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
o Novel approaches to Medical Record Keeping in Resource Limited Settings
Faculty Papers:
o Luka PM, Gilley VP, Minz AM, Kumar H, Minj MK. Association of inflammatory markers with clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients during the second wave in 100 bedded dedicated COVID MCH Hospital, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh State. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2024 Mar 1;15(3):9-13.
o Sharma V, Gilley VP, Soni LK, Mane SK, Kumar H, Prakash D. Comorbidities and delay in seeking treatment association with severity of Covid-19 disease in patient mortality due to COVID disease at 100beded dedicated CIVID MCH hospital Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024;16(4);944-947.
Achievements:
o The Department played a crucial role in providing healthcare during the COVID pandemic
Academic Activities
Ongoing Research Activities:
The Department holds regular CMEs, Seminars, Case Discussions and Mortality Assessment.
• 14/09/2023- CME on World Diabetes Day- ‘’Access to diabetes care’’
• 01/12/2023- CME on World AIDS Day- ‘’Let communities lead’’