Government Medical College, Kollam

Government Medical College, Kollam
(ESIC Medical College Hospital)
ESI Corporation

Entrance of ESIC Medical College, Kollam
Geography
Location Parippally, Kollam, Kerala, India
Coordinates 8°48′40″N 76°44′56″E / 8.811°N 76.749°E / 8.811; 76.749Coordinates: 8°48′40″N 76°44′56″E / 8.811°N 76.749°E / 8.811; 76.749
Organisation
Funding ESI Corporation
Hospital type Medical College
Affiliated university Kerala University of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 500
History
Founded 21 December 2013
Links
Website www.esicmchparippally.ac.in

The Employee's State Insurance Hospital & Medical College, Parippally or Government Medical College, Kollam is the third medical college in Kollam district, Kerala, India, run by the ESI Corporation of India.[1][2] It is the second medical college project from ESI Corporation of India in the country and the first of its kind in Kerala state.[3] Rs. 480 crores worth Medical College was inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Parippally on 21 December 2013, is the largest Medical College in Kerala in terms of buildings (around 27 blocks).[4]

With the inauguration of the ESI Medical College in Parippally, the demand of the people of Kollam district to have a medical college of their own in the government sector has been fulfilled.[5] Parippally ESIC Medical College is a 500 bedded medical college with a total built-up area of 12,029 sqmtr.[6][7][8]

History

The medical college was initially a project of ESI Corporation. Kodikunnil Suresh, the then Central Deputy Minister of Labour and Employment, announced the ESIC medical college project at Parippally in Kollam during 2012-2013.[9] The works for hospital has been completed and commissioned in December 2013. But in 2014, the NDA lead central ministry decided not to go ahead with ESIC Medical college projects based on a report of the sub-committee that, the projects would probably exhaust the ESI corporation fund.[10] Later in 2016, the UDF lead Kerala Government had decided to take over the institution because of the intervention by the Kollam MP, N.K. Premachandran. But the government had failed to appoint needed faculties and other employees for the institution.[11][12]

Later, in the months of July–August, the LDF lead new government in Kerala had taken the necessary actions for staff appointments to get the first batch of MBBS at ESIC Medical College in 2016-17 year itself. They have created 108 additional posts at the medical college.[13]

On 14 August 2016, Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurate the Kollam Government Medical College at Parippally.[14]

Location

ESIC Medical College's official stoppage notification on the wall of Paravur railway station. The station is about 8 km away from the hospital

The Medical College Hospital is located at Parippally, one of the southern border towns of Kollam District. It is very near to Paravur town. Paravur railway station is the nearest railway station to this hospital. Paravur town and Paravur railway station are 9.7 km away from ESIC Medical College.[15]

Dimensions

Facilities

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "ESI Medical College, Parippally - Walk-in Interview Notification" (PDF). ESI Corporation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Result of AYUSH Scheme in ESI Medical College, Parippally" (PDF). ESI Corporation. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Parippally medical college to open next year". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "HLL Lifecare - Construction of Medical College and Hospital for ESIC at Parippally, Kollam,". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "ESIC Medical College Inaugurated". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "ESIC Medical College Parippally - Home - Multi Speciality Hospital & College". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Recruitment - Kerala - Employee's State Insurance Corporation". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Tender - Kerala - Employee's State Insurance Corporation". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Future of ESI Medical Colleges in State at Stake". TNIE. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "'Save ESIC Medical College'". TNIE. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Uncertainty over ESI medical college hospital". The Hindu. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "No MBBS admissions at Parippally, Idukki colleges". The Hindu. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "'Government all for starting MBBS classes at Parippally'". TNIE. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Pinarayi to open Paripally medical college". The Hindu. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "ESI Medical College is getting ready at Kollam". Malayala Manorama- Malayalam Daily(27/02/2015). Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  18. ↑ "ESIC Medical College Parippally - Facilities - MCH Parippally". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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