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1. Brief History

The Sylhet M.A.G Osmani Medical College Hospital is situated in the north-west side of Sylhet City This Hospital is evolved as Institute Hospital in the year 1936 and noted as Medical School in 1948. After that it was converted as Sylhet Medical college Hospital in the year 1962 in the previous site. It was shifted to its present location in the year 1978. In 1986 this hospital was renamed as Sylhet M A.G Osmani Medical College Hospital in the name of renowned freedom fighter Bangobir and chief of Armed Forces during liberation war General (Rtd ) MAG. Osmani, who was born in this holy place.

Front view of Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Hospital

2. Capacity of Hospital

A. Bed

Total Sanctioned	Non Paying-led with MSR & Diet	Paying bed	Cabin	Non Paying with Diet Only
900	324	140	46	390

NB: 1984-200, Previous 500, Present 900(for Food & MSR)

B. (1) Indoor Departments

Number	In patient Department	Unit
1.	Medicine	04
2.	Surgery	04
3.	N. Surgery	01
4.	P. Surgery	02
5.	Cardiology	01
6.	Pediatric Medicine	03
7.	Psychiatric	01
8.	Skin VD	01
9.	Physical Medicine	01
10.	Urology	01
11.	Orthopedic	02
12.	E.N.T.	02
13.	Eye	02
14.	Anesthesiology	01
15.	Gynae & Obs	03
16.	Radiotherapy	01
17.	Phychiatry	01
18.	Neuro Medicine	01
19.	Ortho P. Surgery	01

B. (2) Outpatient Departments

1.	Medicine
2.	Surgery
3.	Orthopedic Surgery
4.	Physiotherapy
5.	Psychiatry
6.	Skin L V D
7.	Gynae & Obs
8.	Pediatrics
9.	Eye
10.	E.N.T.
11.	Dentistry
12.	Clinical pathology
13.	Radio therapy

B. (3) Emergency Department

B. (4) Other Allied Department/Hospital/Programme

1.	Blood Transfusion
2.	Radiology & Imaging
3.	Model family planning clinic
4.	IDH
5.	EPI Programme
6.	RHSTEP
7.	Diarrhoea Disease Control Programme
8.	Bangladesh Breast feeding foundation Programme
9.	Social welfear Department

3. Functions of Hospital

3.1 Patients care

3.2 Training & Teaching

3.3 Research.

Care	Training & Teaching	Research
1. OPD	1. Undergraduate
2. IPD	2. Postgraduate
3. Emergency	3. Training for Nursing Student
4. Investigation & Lab facility
5. Immunisation

Conclusion:

Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Hospital is the only tertiary level Government hospital in Sylhet division. About 10 million people are dependant on it for health care. In addition to outdoor and indoor services it provides training to the doctors, students, nurses and paramedics. Post graduate training for senior doctors are also being provided. In addition, research on various medical fields are also carried out in this teaching hospital. Though the manpower, physical facilities etc. are available only for 500 patients, the hospital has been upgraded to 900 bed recently in the year 2003, but about 1200 patients remain admitted. Average bed occupancy rate goes up more than 110%. In spite of budgetary constrain, shortage of manpower and other associated difficulties all the doctors, Nurses and staff exert their maximum to render best possible health care services to the people.