Cardiology
The Department of Cardiology was setup in 1994. The department comprises of 02 Consultant cardiologists including an Interventional cardiologist, 01 Senior Registrar and 07 Medical Officers.
The 8 bedded CCU has all the state of the art equipment necessary for managing all sorts of cardiovascular emergencies. Facilities include ECG, EchoCardiography, Exercise Tolerance Test, Halter Monitoring and Temporary pace maker insertion
There is a plan for establishing cardiac catheterization Lab in Shalamar Hospital. Currently Coronary Angiography is being conducted at another private hospital. Shalamar Hospital offers the facility of Cardiac Surgery to the patients.
Plan regarding the expansion of the department includes better clinical services for the patients. The new facilities would incorporate Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty, Stienting and Valvuloplasty
Training programs are offered on regular intervals for the medical doctors and nurses. The intended research program is on permanent pace maker implantation.