PBM Hospital | |
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![]() CM Mundhra Medicine Wing | |
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Geography | |
Location | Bikaner, Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates | 28°00′43″N73°19′33″E / 28.0120711°N 73.3258037°E |
Organisation | |
Affiliated university | Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner |
Services | |
Beds | >4000 [1] |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1935 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in India |
Prince Bijay Singh Memorial Hospital (abbreviated asPBM Hospital), is the major public hospital of Bikaner, under the Government of Rajasthan. The hospital was founded by Maharaja Ganga Singh in 1935, after the name of his son Bijay Singh. It is the first hospital in northern india to have a cobalt therapy unit. [2] The hospital also provides practical training to the students of the Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner. [3] This hospital also have biggest medicine wing in the Rajasthan. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The largest medicine wing in the state, located within the PBM Hospital campus and is the first government hospital designed to resemble a five-star hotel. The four-story structure, spanning 289,000 square feet, constructed at a cost of approximately ₹105 crore by Kanhaiyalal Mundhra of the Shrimati CM Mundhra Charitable Trust, Mumbai. Its foundation was laid on June 23, 2021, by then-Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The wing features 540 beds, including 391 across nine general wards and 60 in three ICUs, a six-bed casualty unit, eight doctors’ chambers, four lifts, a waiting hall for 800 people, 17 nursing stations, 232 toilets, 91 bathrooms, 16 RO water stations, two 1250 kV generators, a 21 km gas pipeline, 165 CCTV cameras for surveillance, and a lecture theatre for 150 people. [8]
It is located within the PBM Hospital complex, is a specialized institute dedicated to cardiovascular sciences. It is part of the broader healthcare infrastructure of PBM Hospital, one of the largest medical facilities in Rajasthan, with state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment capabilities like open heart surgery. The cardiac center provides advanced care for heart-related conditions, supported by skilled medical professionals and modern equipment. [9] [10]