King George’s Medical University is situated in the heart of the historic city of Lucknow which is the capital of India ‘s most populous state Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow lies about 500 km east of Delhi . The city was the seat of the Nawabs of Awadh in the 19 th century and a centre for the arts – music, painting, dance, ‘shatranj’ or chess, kite flying and ‘tehzeeb’ or culture. The university campus adjoins the crowded ‘Chowk’ area and is off Shahmina Road , very close to the bank of River GomtiThe university campus is spread over an area of roughly 100,000 sq metres. It is situated about 5 km from Charbagh Railway Station and is well connected to all parts of the city by public transport systems such as bus, tempo and taxi. Originally, the main administrative building, called the Administrative Block and the Anatomy and Physiolgy buildings were built in the early 20 th century. As the institution grew, more and more departments were created in new buildings. Therefore the campus really consists of a conglomeration of buildings housing the various departments, which came up over a period of 100 years as and when the need was felt. There are separate buildings for Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cardiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Rheumatology, Geriatric Mental Health, Surgical Oncology, Chest Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology, Anaesthesiology, Opthalmology, Urology and Community Medicine. Cardiothoracic Surgery is presently in the Chest Medicine building, Microbiology along with Pathology and Biochemistry along with Physiology.The original Administrative Block now houses the Convocation Hall, Seminar Hall (White Hall), Examination Hall, Vice Chancellor’s Office and KGMCICE or Clinical Epidemiology Unit besides other related offices. Beside the main building a new Administrative Building has come up recently and houses the Registrar’s Office, Finance Office, Examination Cell, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Cells, computer centre etc.Just down the road from the Administrative Block, the old State Health Institute Building has been taken over as the Pariksha Bhawan. On the right side of the main Administrative Block lies the Central Library and adjoining Ranvaxy Centre The original hospital attached to the college was known as King George Hospital and was commissioned in 1914. This building presently houses the Public Relations Office, the Superintendent’s Office, Head Cashier’s Office, Matron’s Office, stores, Emergency Pathology Labs and the Departments of Otorhinolarygology, Orthopedic Surgery, Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy, besides general and private wards of surgical specialities. The Gandhi Ward is a 3 storied building housing the medical wards. Next to the Ophthalmic Block, a New Ophthalmic Block has come up.On the other side, a new CT Scan Centre and MRI Centre have been built and started functioning. Just across the road, next to main hospital building a new Cobalt Therapy Unit has been built, as part of Radiotherapy Department. The old Casualty building on Shahmina Road now houses the new OPD Building with modern facilities. A new Surgical Emergency & Trauma Centre was built on Shahmina Road and started functioning in January 2004. The centre serves as the primary reception for all surgical and medical emergencies and provides all diagnostic and treatment facilities under one roof. Other departments across the Shahmina Road are Queen Mary’s Hospital (Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology), Psychiatry Department, Department of Geriatric Mental Health, Cardiology Department (Lari Cardiology Centre) and the Dental Hospital . The Physiotherapy & RehabilitationDepartment on main MG Road opposite Daliganj Bridge is now the composite complex for Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Physical rehabilitation. There are several hostels interspersed with the department buildings. Trans Gomti hostel for boys with mulitstoreyed faculty residence Warden’s residence in Khadra, across the Gomti. University Guest House and Vice Chancellors Residence is located in the main campus. The Centenary Hospital Complex is located on Shahmina road and shall be housing multi super speciality center.The huge playground of Sardar Patel Hostel at the intersection of Shahmina Road and MG Road has been divided to accommodate the ambitious Scientific Convention Centre. The center was inaugurated on 19 th December 2004 has been taken over by the university. Phase II of the center now houses a 1000 capacity state of art hall.Other general facilities on the campus are:
- Indian Bank ā KGMU (in basement of Central Library) and KGDU branches with ATM service
- Post Office
- Cafetaria (next to Central Library)
- Public Call Office (in main hospital building)
- Three night stay dormitories (rain baseras) for poor patients and attendants..
- Sulabh Shauchalaya complexes ā one opposite new Pharmacology Building and the other opposite Gandhi Ward.
- 24 hour running drug shops
- State Government Employees Welfare Canteen
- Public Distribution Shop which provides rations, kerosene etc.
- Police Outpost and Security personnel
- Underground Car Parks
- Juice shops, Parag Dairy, Nescafe Booth etc
- PABX telephone system linking all points on the campus.
- Free shuttle service to move around patients and attendants from one department to other.
LAWN (GREEN GRASS) AREA IN KGMU. CAMPUS
S.NO.
BUILDING NAME
AREA IN SQMT. APPROXIMATE
1.
TENNIS LAWN FRONT OF VC. OFFICE
6137.00
2.
ANATOMY DEPARTMENT SIDE LAWN.
1254.00
3.
LAWN FRONT OF ANATOMY DEPARTMENT
649.00
4.
LAWN FRONT OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT
402.00
5.
LAWN FRONT OF PHI. BUILDING.
2377.00
6. .
LAWN NEAR OF BIOCHEMISTRY & PHYSIOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
2442.00
7.
LAWN FRONT OF PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
538.00
8.
LAWN FRONT OF VC. OFFICE.
1585.00
9.
LAWN NEAR SPM. BUILDING.
216.00
10.
LAWN FRONT OF UROLOGY DEPARTMENT
978.00
11.
LAWN FRONT OF VC. RESIDENCE
1087.00
12.
LAWN FRONT OF DR. SN. RESIDENCE
351.00
13.
LAWN FRONT OF SP. HOSTEL.
1956.00
14.
LAWN FRONT OF GERIATRIC DEPARTMENT
735.00
15.
LAWN FRONT OF NEW GUEST HOUSE.
215.00
16.
LAWN FRONT OF C.V HOSTEL.
1965.00
17..
LAWN AT RESIDENT HOSTEL
3611.00
18.
LAWN FRONT OF OLD NEHRU HOSTEL.
355.00
19.
LAWN AT CENTENARY HOSPITAL PHASE-1
783.00
20.
LAWN FRONT OF SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION CENTER.
2850.00
21.
LAWN IN SIDE QMH.
456.00
22.
LAWN FRONT OF MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING.
773.00
23.
GAMLA GHAR NEAR OPHTHALMIC DEPARTMENT (SOUTH WING)
704.00
24.
LAWN NEAR NEW OPD.
515.00
25.
LAWN IN SIDE OF NEW DENTAL BUILDING NEAR GAMLA GHAR
478.76
26.
LAWN FRONT OF FACULTY OF DENTAL SCIENCE (DEAN OFFICE)
136.00
27.
SP. PLAY GROUND
10780.00
28.
GREENERY NEAR RH. HOSTEL
4705.00
29.
LAWN IN SIDE SP. HOSTEL
1572.00
30.
LAWN IN SIDE NEW & OLD CV. HOSTEL
3658.00
31.
LAWN NEAR PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT
470.00
32.
LAWN FRONT OF ELECTRIC DEPTT.
272.00
33.
LAWN NEAR MULTISTORY TEACHERS FLAT TYPE-5
926.00
34.
LAWN FRONT OF UNDER GROUND PARKING
330.00
35.
LAWN FRONT OF DR. SURYA KANT RESIDENCE
634.00
36.
LAWN NEAR FACULY CLUB
875.00
37.
LAWN IN SIDE TG. CAMPUS
1297.00
38.
LAWN IN IDH. CAMPUS
669.00
39.
LAWN IN BEHINDE SHATABDI PHASE-2
260.00
40
AMARAPALI YOJNA HARDOI ROAD
792.00
60788.76 SQMT. Approx.