Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics

Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics
Geography
LocationBangalore, Karnataka, India
Organisation
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences For Academics[1]
History
Founded1984[2]
Links
Websitewww.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] In 2024, SGITO introduced dedicated vascular surgical services, established and led by Dr Siddharth Matad, Associate Professor and General and Vascular Surgeon.[8]

History

The hospital started in 1984 and is now a regional trauma and orthopedic care center in Karnataka state, India.[9] In 2004, the institute started a nursing college.[10][11] In 2015, it started a sports injury center, the second government hospital in the country to have one after Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.[12][13]

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. ↑ "Department of General Surgery". Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  9. ↑ ":: SGITO ::". sgito.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "SANJAY GANDHI COLLEGE OF NURSING". sgito.org. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "MCI increases 124 more PG medical seats in Karnataka". citytoday.news. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Health ministry sits on proposal to set up sports medicine dept". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  13. ↑ ಸಂಜಯ್‌ಗಾಂಧಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ 14.32 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ.

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