Hospital type Teaching Phone 011 4630 0000 Founded 2009 | Lists Hospitals in India Number of beds 155 | |
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Location D-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi, India Emergency department Emergency services available 24x7 Speciality Liver, Pancreas and Biliary Tract Website Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Address D-1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi 110070 Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hours Similar All India Institute of Medical S, King's College London G, All India Institute of Medical S, Postgraduate Institute of Medical E, Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad | ||
The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) is a mono-superspeciality hospital for liver and biliary diseases located at New Delhi, India. It has been established by the Government of the Nation Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi as an autonomous Institute, under the Societies Registration Act - 1860, at New Delhi with Shiv Kumar Sarin as its founding director. ILBS is a teaching hospital and has been given the status of Deemed University by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. ILBS has been created by the Government of Delhi to make it a dedicated international center of excellence for the diagnosis and management of liver and biliary diseases and to provide advanced training and research in the field of Hepato-biliary Sciences.
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History
The foundation stone of ILBS was laid in 2003. The first phase of ILBS was built by the Public Works Department (PWD). The first phase was completed in 2009. The formal inauguration of the hospital took place on January 14, 2010 by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs. Shiela Dixit. The second phase of ILBS is being constructed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and was completed in 2011.
Services
ILBS is a 155-bedded hospital treating diseases of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas. The hospital has outdoor, in-patient and emergency services.
Out-Patient Department (OPD) Services
The Out-Patient Department (OPD) services of ILBS run six days a week from 9 AM to 2 PM. The OPD services are run by the hepatologists and by the hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeons. In addition, specialty clinics in Nephrology and Neurology are also run daily. The appointment for outdoor services can be obtained by calling the ILBS number +91-11-46300000, however, patients can be seen directly, even without appointment. A registration charge of Rs. 100 is charged from all new patients in addition to a consultation charge of Rs. 200, which is valid for one week. For stable patients reaching the OPD in the morning every effort is made to complete their investigations the same day, so that they can go back with a diagnosis and prescription by evening.
In-Patient Services
The ILBS is a 155-bedded hospital. The beds are categorized into three types: general beds, semi-private beds, and private beds.
Critical Care Services
ILBS has four intensive care units (ICUs): Gastro-intestinal bleed ICU, Liver coma ICU, HPB surgical ICU, and Liver transplant ICU.
Gastro-intestinal (GI) Bleed ICU
The GI Bleed ICU is the first dedicated ICU in the country for GI bleeding. It is managed by combined team of hepatologists, critical care medicine intensivists, GI surgeon, and intervention radiologists. GI bleeding from any cause (both liver related and non-liver related) is appropriately managed here.
Casualty Services
The casualty services of ILBS run 24-hours a day. There are dedicated beds for emergency and triage. All kinds of liver, biliary, and pancreatic emergencies are dealt
in the emergency. After adequate stabilization the patients are then shifted to the appropriate wards.
Departments
ILBS has following departments: Hepatology (including transplant hepatology and pediatric hepatology), Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary, Laboratory Medicine (including Pathology, Microbiology, Virology, Haematology, Clinical Chemistry & Immunopathology, Clinical & Cellular Transplant Immunology), Radiology (including Diagnostic Radiology and Intervention Radiology), Transfusion Medicine, Anaesthesia, Critical Care Medicine, Speciality (including Neurology, Nephrology, and Cardiology), and Research. Department of medical oncology came into existence in 2011.It has OPDs on four weekdays with emergency,day care chemotherapy and in patient services under its hood.
Education at ILBS
Post graduate courses (DM; M.Ch) as per MCI norms and advanced training in clinical care to senior residents will be a part of core-curriculum of ILBS. To maintain competency of the faculty and other employees, CME programs, active participation in national/international conferences are also part of ILBS curriculum. There are also ongoing public awareness programs at ILBS on liver, pancreas and biliary diseases. ILBS is committed to serve as a nodal institute for advocacy and policy making at National and International level in its specified field.
Research at ILBS
The clinical Faculty at ILBS is well trained from reputed national and international universities and has a good track record in research in respective fields. ILBS has a mandate for undertaking frontline research. It is committed to provide training for the doctoral students and postdoctoral research scholars. The training will focus on understanding the concepts of modern biology with emphasis on virology, oncology, immunology, genomics, proteomics, cell and molecular biology. ILBS is committed to pursue clinical, translational and basic research to understand the molecular mechanisms of viral, immunological and oncological liver disorders with an aim to develop stem cell therapy, vaccines, biomarkers and novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Goal is to create new solutions for the improvement in patient care. ILBS will ensure patient safety, scientific integrity and rigor when pursuing clinical trials.