Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics

Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics
Geography
Location	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Organisation
Funding	Autonomous institution of Government of Karnataka
Affiliated university	Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences For Academics [1]
History
Opened	1984 [2]
Links
Website	www.sgito.org

Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics (SGITO) is a government-run autonomous super-specialty hospital and research institute in trauma and orthopaedics. The institute is a regional trauma and orthopedic care center in Karnataka, and is run by the Government of Karnataka. It is located in Bangalore, India. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

The hospital started in 1984 and is now a regional trauma and orthopedic care center in Karnataka state, India. ^[8] In 2004, the institute started a nursing college. ^{[9] [10]} In 2015, it started a sports injury center, the second government hospital in the country to have one after Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "Academic Activities". sgito.org. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
2. "IMPORTANT MILESTONES". sgito.org. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. "Government hospital shows the way in hi-tech surgery". The Times of India. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
4. "Government hospital shows the way in hi-tech surgery". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
5. "Govt Wenlock Hospital to offer super speciality healthcare soon: Minister". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
6. "More Youngsters in Bengaluru have back pain". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
7. "Government Hospitals Government of Karnataka". karnataka.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
8. ":: SGITO ::". sgito.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
9. "SANJAY GANDHI COLLEGE OF NURSING". sgito.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
10. "MCI increases 124 more PG medical seats in Karnataka". citytoday.news. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
11. "Health ministry sits on proposal to set up sports medicine dept". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
12. ಸಂಜಯ್‌ಗಾಂಧಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ 14.32 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ.

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