Tuesday, October 9, 2007

TMC VS KEM

TMC

-The largest medical center in the world spread over 675 acres with 100 buildings.
-Funding approx $ 5 billion- more than many countries' health care budgets.
46 – TMC institutions - Includes 23 agencies of government and 23 private not-for-profit health institutions. List includes Baylor College of Medicine,The University of Texas Health Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Houston System,Texas heart Inst at St Luke's Hospital, Ben Taub etc.
-5.5 Million – Approximate patient visits,10,000+ – International patients
-6,500 – Beds
-10,000+ – M.D.s, Ph.D.s and other doctorates
- 33,000 full time students.
-73,600 – Employees
-26,000+ – Registered nurses, LVN's, clinical caregivers, technicians, and medical support staff

KEM-

- Campus over not more than acres in single digits. 7 buildings.
- Funding I don't know. But I remember LSB saying that PGI,Chandigarh had funding 20 times what KEM got!!
-3 million total annual outpatient visits,83,000 annual admissions.
-1800 beds,( official) unofficial- any body's guess.
- 940 total residents and attending physicians.
- Provides training to 2000 undergraduate, postgraduate and specialty students.

First hospital to perform heart, renal and liver transplant surgeries in India.

Make your comparisons!!

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