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'When every second matters': At PGI, dedicated cardiac emergency to be operational from March 1

February 16, 2026 9:22 pm

Prof Lal said that from early in his tenure as the PGI Director, efforts were made to streamline systems and prioritise patient-centric reforms.

Strength, compassion: Parents donate infant son’s body to Chandigarh's PGI for research

May 24, 2025 10:59 am

This noble act was complemented by the donation of the infant’s body for medical research and training, marking a first-of-its-kind case at the PGIMER where organ donation was followed by body donation.

Nurses write to PGIMER director against new quarantine recommendations

July 17, 2020 4:14 pm

According to these recommendations, nurses should be posted on COVID duty for a period of 10 days instead of the current seven-day-long duty, and be given optional five-day quarantine period instead of the current mandated seven-day quarantine period post-COVID duty.

‘We want to strengthen computerisation of institute... other thing is to improve hospital cleanliness, we’re trying to adopt different schemes’

July 08, 2015 5:12 am

On the 53rd Foundation Day, Dr Y K Chawla, the PGIMER director, shares with Chandigarh Newsline the plans he has for the institute to make it more patient-friendly.

MC to maintain civic amenities around PGI

March 22, 2013 1:54 am

The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh will maintain civic amenities in the vicinity of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research.

Tricolour unfurled at PGI,GMCH-32

January 28, 2012 2:22 am

Director of PGIMER,professor Yogesh Chawla,unfurled the national flag at PGIMER and celebrated the Republic Day along with the faculty,nursing,administrative and other staff.

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