GMERS Medical College Sola established under the Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society, Ahmedabad is affiliated to Gujarat University. It is recognized by Government of India and Medical Council of India to admit 200 students.

GMERS Medical College Sola, Ahmedabad was inaugurated by the Honorable Health Minister of Gujarat in 2009. The attached Civil Hospital Sola was inaugurated in 1986 and started providing general medical care with post partum services. Over the period hospital gradually got sanctioned into different specialties.

The hospital plan is basically made up of 5 blocks. In 1986 only Block A was started; B block and E block came up later. In 2009 hospital had 56 sanctioned beds and now it is having 720 beds along with other critical care beds. Overall beds can be increased up to 900 based on the current infrastructure.

Hospital has a turnout of 70% of urban-rural patients. At present, hospital has not only got high inflow of patients in OPD but is having bed occupancy of more than 75 %. Location of the hospital and its accessibility has given it a good opportunity to serve the urban-rural population of the surrounding area who cannot afford to avail of the expensive treatment offered by nearby private healthcare organizations in the city.

The hospital has a well defined HMIS which is common to all the Government of Gujarat Hospitals. The hospital underwent NABH Accreditation pre-assessment in July 2008 and after completing the identified Non Compliances underwent final assessment on September 24 and 25, 2009. The General Hospital was the second NABH Accredited Hospital in Gujarat. The Medical College Sola got LOP for admitting 150 MBBS students in 2011 has successfully cleared the inspections and is now recognized by Government of India and Medical Council of India to admit 150 students.

GMERS Medical College Sola has applied for PG courses run by Medical Council of India in the following departments,

• 1. Pathology
• 2. General Medicine
• 3. Respiratory Medicine
• 4. Dermatology
• 5. Psychiatry
• 6. Paediatrics
• 7. Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 8. General Surgery
• 9. Orthopedics
• 10. Ophthalmology
• 11. ENT
• 12. Anesthesiology
• 13. Radio Diagnosis

SERVICES PROVIDED

A) MEDICAL CARE :

• All the Health care facilities are provided in the hospital. The hospital has outpatient, inpatient and support departments.
• All the Routine and emergency treatment is provided in the specialties available.
• The entire Medico legal work including the post mortem examination is done round the clock.

B) MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH :

The MCH care provided is as follows

1. Antenatal Care

• Routine Antenatal Examination
• Identification of high risk cases
• Maintenance of records
• Prevention of Anemia, nutritional deficiencies, tetanus, toxemias of pregnancies, STD etc

2. Intra Natal Care

• Institutional Care
• Rooming -in
• Surgical treatment like LSCS, Forceps Delivery, Vacuum Delivery, MTP, Female stenligeto Operations etc

3. Post natal care

• Health Education of Breast Feeding
• Prevention and treatment of Postnatal Complications

4. Care of New Born

• Resuscitation
• Care of cord, eyes and skin
• Anomaly Detection
• Anomaly Detection

5. Care of Infants

• Growth and development monitoring
• Immunization
• Nutritional care

C) SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME :

• Referral services by all Specialists

D) NUTRITION :

• Health education
• Prevention and Treatment of Deficiency services

E) NATIONAL HEALTH POGRAMMES :

Following are the national health programme run by the hospital:

• National Family Welfare Programme
• Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
• National Leprosy elimination programme
• National LBT from park
• National Goiter Control Programme
• National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme
• National Blindness Control Programme
• National Trachoma Control Programme
• National Polio Eradication Programme
• National Mental Health Programme
• National Non Communicable Diseases Control Programme through NCD Cell
• National AIDS Control Programme

F) IMMUNISATION :

There are two immunization Programmes

• EPI – Expanded Programme of immunization
• UIP – Universal Immunization Programme

The Vaccines Given is BCG, DPT, DT, TT, Measles, and Polio daily in OPD.

• Special Polio Program as per the Government schedule is run by the Hospital. GMERS Medical College Sola attached Civil Hospital Sola is a Government District Hospital now owned by the GMERS -Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society. It providing following services to all irrespective of caste, creed or economic status.

Clinical services

• General Medicine
• Respiratory Medicine
• Dermatology
• Psychiatry
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• General Surgery
• Orthopedics
• Ophthalmology
• ENT
• Dentistry

Diagnostic services

• Laboratory -Biochemistry, Microbiology, Serology, Haematology, Histopathology, Cytopathology
• Imaging – X-ray, Ultrasonography, Barium, IVP, CT-Scan and MRI Facility is available with the hospital
• Blood transfusion – Whole Blood facility is available along with Component facility
• ECG, ECHO and Audiometry

Ambulatory Care Area

• Outpatient services
• Emergency services
• Pharmacy services (dispensary, stores)
• Physiotherapy
• Immunization
• ART center

Intermediate care

• Specialty wise – beds
• Specialized Critical Care Units – Casualty – 25 beds, ICCU – 6 beds, PICU/NICU for clean cases 5 beds and for septic cases 5 beds, SICU – 5 beds, MICU – 5 beds, RICU/Isolation ward – 5 beds, Pre-Operative – 10 beds and Post-Operative – 10 Beds
• Maternity care

Therapeutic services

• Clinical consultation services
• Clinical inpatient services
• Major Operation theatres – for Departments of General Surgery, Orthopedics, Eye, ENT, Obstetrics, Gynecology and a Septic Operation Theater
• Minor Operation theaters – for OPD and Emergency Departments
• Labour room

Hospital services

• Kitchen (only for patients)
• Central Sterile and Supplies Department
• Stores (General, medical)
• Post mortem room
• Medical gases (Central and Standalone Cylinders)
• Engineering services
• Laundry
• Canteen for patients, students and staffs

Administrative and ancillary services

• Hospital administration
• Housekeeping
• Security
• Ambulance
• Medical records department
• Human Resource department
• Hospital Management Information System
• Rogi Kalyan Samiti (Pt. Welfare Committee)

National Programs: (Following national program are undertaken in the hospital)

• RNTCP (Tuberculosis Control Program)
• Malaria Control
• Blindness Control
• Polio Eradication
• Immunization
• National AIDS Control Program
• Family Planning

Others

Certificate (Medical fitness, Disability certificate, Sick Certificates, Age certificate)

• MLC and Post Mortem services (round the clock)
• ICTC & PPTCT (Counseling Centre for AIDS)
• AFHS (Adolescence Friendly Health Services Centre)