| 1707 |
A
small hospital for British people
was founded in the premises of the
Old Fort at Gerstein Place.
|
| 1770 |
The
Hospital was shifted to the-then Lower
Circular Road, now known as AJC Bose
Road. Hospital was named as Presidency
General Hospital and was open for
admission of general public.
|
| 1795 |
Two
new wings and some other additions
and alterations were made. These buildings
served the residence of Calcutta
for over a century.
|
| 1849 |
Edward
Hare, Inspector General of Hospitals
in Bengal, carried out his research
at the Presidency General Hospital
and discovered quinine.
|
| 1870 |
First
centenary celebration was held in
P.G. Hospital
|
| 1890 |
Ronald
Ross, the then researcher of PG Hospital
started his research on Malaria.
|
| 1897 |
Anopheles
mosquitoes--a Mosquito species discovered
as cause of Malaria.
|
| 1898 |
These
buildings were dismantled. Foundation
stone of the Main Building was laid
by the then Lieutenant Governor of
Bengal, Alexander Mackenzie on 29th
January 1898.
|
| 1898 |
Surgeon
Major Ronald Ross, the Noble Laureate
discovered the manner in which malaria
is conveyed by mosquitoes in a small
DD Cunnigham Laboratory,70 yards to
the south-east gate, near the hospital’s
entrance on Lower Circular Road.
|
| 1902 |
Blood
Bank and SPM Block were constructed.
|
| 1903 |
Maternity
& Gynaecology Building was constructed
|
| 1911 |
Ronald
Ross of PG Hospital was conferred
on Nobel Prize in Physiology &
Medicine.
|
| 1923 |
Woodburn
Ward was constructed in two phases.
|
| 1925 |
Michael
Madhusudan Dutta, the eminent Bengali
poet was the first Bengali who was
admitted here for treatment.
|
| 1926 |
Lady
Caning House was built for Diploma
Education of the nurses.
|
| 1954 |
The
Presidency General Hospital was renamed
as the Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial
Hospital by the Government of
West Bengal, in memory of the grandfather
of Mr. Indra Kumar Karnani,
who gave a handsome gift of Rs. 17
lakhs for the expansion of hospital.
|
| 1954 |
Cardiology,
Cardio thoracic and Ophthalmology
Departments were opened.
|
| 1955 |
School
of Nursing was established to conduct
para medical courses.
|
| 1955 |
Critical
Investigation Block and OPD were built.
|
| 1957 |
The
Hospital was first ever bestowed in
eastern India with the confidence
of Medical Council of India (MCI)
on 16th January, to act as Post
Graduate Medical Education Center
and was renamed as Institute of Post
Graduate Medical Education and Research
(IPGMER).
|
| 1962 |
Bangur
Institute of Neurology founded |
| 1968 |
Ronald
Ross Building was constructed and
completed in 1970.
|
| 1970 |
Second
centenary of the hospital celebrated.
|
| 1975 |
Chest
and Cancer Block were opened along
with Bangur Institute of Neurology.
|
| 1977 |
Construction
for College of Nursing was started
and completed in 1978.
|
| 1982 |
Silver
Jubilee of IPGMER was celebrated.
|
| 2003 |
Institute
of Neunatological Sciences was setup
|
| 2003 |
BC
Roy Institute of Basic Medical Science
merged with IPGMER.
|
| 2004 |
MCI
approved Under graduate medical course
to the institution.
|
| 2006 |
Alumni
Association formed. |
| 2007 |
Inauguration
of Bangur Institute of Neonatol Science
|
| 2007 |
Golden
Jubilee of IPGMER and Tri-centenary
of the hospital (SSKM) is being celebrated
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