Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) will operationalise a dedicated cardiac emergency unit at its advanced cardiac centre from March 1.

Unlike the advanced paediatric centre and advanced eye centre, the advanced cardiac centre, established in 2009, did not have an exclusive emergency wing. Cardiac patients were first received at the main general emergency before being referred to the specialised facility, often leading to delays in time-sensitive cases.

The advanced cardiac centre is a 210-bedded facility, including a 46-bed cardiac surgery unit and three cardiac catheterisation laboratories, catering to a large number of critical heart patients from across the region.

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