Medical Care

The Medical Department of South Central Railway is an integral part of Indian Railway Medical Services. The Department renders preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services to a population of about 500 thousand, spread over the length and breadth of the South Central Railway System.

In 1966 the medical services of SCR consisted of 4 divisional hospitals and 40 health units with 148 doctors and 463 beds. Today, the Medical Department boasts of one Zonal Hospital, 2 Divisional Hospitals, 2 Sub-divisional Hospitals, one Poly Clinic and 44 Health Units with a total of 684 beds and 161 Doctors. To provide comprehensive health care through preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services to all the beneficiaries.

To attain an optimum level of positive health in the workforce which renders them productive and useful to the organization. To assess the physical fitness of the candidates aspiring to join Railways and also to conduct periodical medical examination of serving employees to assess their sustained fitness. To render medical aid to passengers falling sick during travel. To provide immediate medical aid and succor to victims of Railway accidents. To monitor quality of water and food supply to the Railway population as well as Rail commuters. To maintain environmental sanitation of 48 Railway colonies and 32 identified Railway stations.

To conduct research activities for chalking out various strategies to provide better medical care to the Railway employees, their families and the travelling public. To conduct studies in the field of Occupational Health and family Welfare for identifying various health problems and sustainable strategies to combat them. To impart training to the doctors as well as para-medical staff to update their knowledge of patient care, preventive health etc. Mission Total patient satisfaction through Humane Approach and Shared Commitment of every single Doctor and Paramedic to provide Quality Health Care using modern and cost effective techniques and technologies.