Haldiram Moolchand Govt. Centre of Cardiovascular Science and Research
This hospital and research center supports education and research along with state-of-the-art medical facilities for heart treatment.
Inaugurated in 2010 by then Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the hospital receives thousands of patients each day. The Government of Rajasthan, under the Sahabhagita Yojana, in cooperation with the Haldiram Trust supports this hospital in the Prince Bijay Singh Memorial Hospital Campus. Apart from the provision of modern equipment for invasive and non-invasive surgery, Haldiram Charitable Trust also looks after its general upkeep, salaries of support staff maintaining environmentally sustainable practices.
The hospital also encourages research and development in the field of heart diseases. This is also graciously funded by the Trust. It was inaugurated by CM Ashok Gehlot on January 28, 2010. Till date, more than 20 lakh people have visited the place for general health checkup. Around 1,50,000 people have been admitted and have undergone treatment. Some 50,000 used angiography equipment out of which 10,000 have undergone angioplasty successfully. The hospital uses non-invasive methods for operations giving excellent success rate. It has also facilitated around 1,200 pacemakers fitted for various patients.
The hospital is periodically visited by the team of Dr. Naresh Trehan, senior cardiac surgeon of Medanta Hospital Gurgaon, Delhi. Under his guidance, more than 500 heart surgeries — including bypass surgery, valve surgery, and surgery of congenital heart disease — have been successfully carried out here.
The hospital campus was the vision of late Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner and was later named after his son Vijay Singh. Today, it caters to the medical needs of the whole of Bikaner and those visiting from across Rajasthan too.