Useful Links

Biomed Central

http://www.biomedcentral.com 
BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings. Registration is valid for all BioMed Central journals and is completely free.You can even start a new journal of your own. BioMed Central has developed the technology for groups of researchers, whether informal groups or formal societies, to start open access journals under their own editorial control

PubMed Central

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov 
Is a free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), developed and managed by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in the National Library of Medicine (NLM). With PubMed Central, NLM is taking the lead in preserving and maintaining unrestricted access to the electronic literature, just as it has done for decades with the printed biomedical literature.

Intute

http://www.intute.ac.uk 
Health and Life Sciences is the subject group of Intute that provides the very best web resources for education and research for Medicine,Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health,Agriculture, Food and Forestry,Veterinary Medicine, Bioresearch, Natural history. Intute is a free online service providing you with a database of hand selected Web resources for education and research.

Karolinska Institute
http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/index.html 
Disease information for laypersons, health care professionals and scientists. Excellant data base of specific disorders.

Meta Medical Search Engine
http://www.metacrawler.com 
A meta-search engine will send your search to multiple index sites and produce a single list of results. Some of them will also eliminate duplicate results. They are useful where you need to carry out a very comprehensive search quickly.

The medical literature Guide
Books, Journals, Podcasts, Weekly Updates
http://www.amedeo.com

Doctor Gyan
www.doctorgyan.com
India's Community Website For Doctor Aspirants & Medical Events in India
Has Daily Quiz, Previous Papers, Topper Interviews, Blogs, Online Forum, Article, Comments, Tips & Tricks, Books, Free Downloads, Live Community Chat and much more..

Doctors Hangout
www.doctorshangout.com
DoctorsHangout.com is an exclusive next generation social networking service for Medical Students, Residents and Doctors. DoctorsHangout social network can help you maintain existing personal and professional relationships and establish new ones by reaching out to Doctors you've never met before.

Microsoft Amalga

Delivers solutions for connected health that enable healthcare enterprises, providers, researchers, and hospitals to use information resources effectively in improving the quality and availability of care.
http://www.microsoft.com/amalga/default.mspx

Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms
Antiquus Morbus is a collection of archaic medical terms and their old and modern definitions. The primary focus of this web site is to help decipher the Causes of Death found on Mortality Lists, Certificates of Death and Church Death Records from the 19th century and earlier
http://www.antiquusmorbus.com

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Extensive medical library ,illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language

Online Doctors Community
www.iasisnet.org : Free Medical Resources-Doctors Online Community, News letter

News Medical.net
http://www.news-medical.net/
News-Medical.Net aims to segment, profile and distribute medical news to the widest possible audience of potential beneficiaries worldwide and to provide a forum for ideas, debate and learning, and to facilitate interaction between all parts of the medical health sciences community worldwide

Memorable Medicine
www.memorablemedicine.com
Memorable Medicine is a free interactive online resource for medical students and junior doctors. It contains concise written resources that link in with glossaries plus...MemMed aims to provide a concise, relevant interactive resource for medical students on their clinical attachments.

Online Medical Dictionary & Articles 
http://www.doctorndtv.com/dictionary/default.asp?head=a

Yahoo - Health & Medicine
http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/medicine/

Health Sciences Search Engines
http://www.hon.ch/MedHunt/

MCQs in Medicine
http://www.fleshandbones.com 
An extensive portal based on Davidson's Pracice of Medicine

Anything on Medicine
http://www.healthweb.org

Medical News Todayhttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/

Clinical Calculators 
www.medcalc.com
Online calculators for IV administration, growth, body mass index (BMI), pregnancy, and more.

Medical Mnemonics 
www.medicalmnemonics.com
Searchable database of medical mnemonics for students.

Study Temple-All kind of study material
http://www.studytemple.com/

Medscape 
www.medscape.com/
Integrated, multi-specialty medical information and education tool for specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals.

Nanomedicine 
www.nanomedicine.com
Includes information about the multi-volume books on nano medicine, as well as background about nanomedicine and nanotechnology.

Thousands of MCQs 
http://www.webhealthcentre.com/mcq/postreg.asp
Online Tests, Study Material etc for medical students preparing for P.G Exams.A vast database of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the various Exam subjects. Information on Forthcoming Exams.A list of Medical Text Books and Study Guides to help you with your preparation. Model Question Papers based on the actual Exam pattern

Lancet 
http://www.thelancet.com
The premier medical journal from UK

BBC Health 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health
Features current news plus archives, guides by subject, "Ask a Doctor" inquiry feature, a searchable conditions database, message board, and e-mail newsletter subscription. - Comprehensive health resources for consumers, physicians, nurses, and educators. Includes news, chat forums, health quizzes and consumer product updates.

Calicut Medical Journal 
http://www.calicutmedicaljournal.org
International e magazine

A comprehensive website on Islamic medicine 
www.islamicmedicine.org
Protecting moral values which are lacking in our society. A scientific portal based on Islamic teaching, utilising all useful resource and offering service to all.

Webhealthcentre 
http://www.webhealthcentre.com
is one of the world's most used Telemedicine portals. Several hospitals and hundreds of doctors connect daily to patients in remote corners of the world through this Telemedicine Station enabling better health care delivery. A unique web tool offered free for Doctors and Hospitals to facilitate online practice. This site is Microsoft Passport enabled.

Health On the Net Foundation 
http://www.hon.ch/
Guides lay persons and non-medical users and medical practitioners to useful and reliable online medical and health information. Provides leadership in setting ethical standards for Web site developers.

VirtualMedOnline 
http://www.virtualmedonline.com
News Portal is an innovative service which aggregates News from Top News Sources onto a easily browsable portal.


Medical Libraries on the Internet
http://medlib.netfirms.com/

News From the World of Indian Medicine 
http://www.healthlibrary.com/
Everything You Want To Know About Medicine In India . News from various publications are collected and put on the net. Extensive collections of full textbooks and magazines on health and medicine which is open 24 hours a day for your reading

Asian Student Medical Journal
http://www.mccal.com/vj

InteliHealth 
http://www.intelihealth.com/
Harvard Medical School's consumer health information, journal databases, a medical dictionary, FAQs on latest news and live forums. - Comprehensive health resources for consumers, physicians, nurses, and educators. Includes news, chat forums, health quizzes and consumer product updates.

Index of Free Full Text Journals 
http://virtualmed.netfirms.com/journals.html

InternalMDLinx 
http://www.internalmdlinx.com/
Looking for a handy reference for diagnostic test information? Download and install Mobile MerckMedicus onto your PDA and receive the Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, which includes information on nearly 350 laboratory and imaging tests.

Doctor's news letter
http://www.doctorndtv.com
News letter on News and Medical advances, really an innovative portal

Self Growth.com
http://www.selfgrowth.com/
Self Growth.com is the most complete guide to information about self improvement, personal
growth and self help on the internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with  articles, free newsletters and descriptions of many of the most important natural health and  alternative medicine web sites on the world wide web.

Mind Tools
http://www.mindtools.com/
Mind Tools' mission is "to help people around the world learn the practical skills needed to excel in their careers". Mind Tools was established in 1995 and now serves customers in more than 80 countries worldwide. This is the most visited career skills site on the Internet, with more than 4,200,000 web-site visitors each year.

Psyplexus
www.psyplexus.com
A portal for mental health professionals. An attempt to increase the dissemination of information on mental health, especially to professionals in the developing world, utilizing the opportunities offered by the Internet

www.healthygenius.com
A versatile site on various aspects of psychiatry such as mood disorders, stress, additive disorders, child hood disorders, cognitive disorders, dementia, sex and many more


Middle East
http://www.gulfmd.com :An elaborate online medical site from the middle east. Featuring alternative medicines including Homoeopathy also.
http://www.abudhabicme.com : Another online medical site from the middle east with much useful information.

Doctors world of medicine
http://www.medclik.com:  The doctors window to the World of Medicine. The site also features an updated online drug reference index.

Stedmann's Medical Dictionary
http://www.stedmans.com/section.cfm/45

Lippincott
http://www.lww.com/index.html
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a unit of Wolters Kluwer Health, a group of leading information companies offering specialized publications and software for physicians, nurses, students and specialized clinicians. Products include drug guides, medical journals, nursing journals, medical textbooks and medical pda software. More than just an online medical book store, LWW.com also contains valuable resources for Libraries & Institutions, Faculty, Medical Students & Residents, Retail Bookstores, Pharmaceutical Reps, Advertisers and Authors.

HealthcareMagic.com
www.healthcaremagic.com
HealthcareMagic is one of the world's healthcare portals allowing a Live interaction between Doctors and Patients over Internet and phone. Chat with a Doctor online! Call a Doctor over Phone! Doctors available Online 24x7 IST. Share your experiences, write reviews about Doctors & Hospitals you visited or know. Search & Compare Doctors & Hospitals.

Ways to find medical information on the Internet
http://www.pavilion.co.uk/mednet/find_med.html

Science Based Medicine
Exploring issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicine
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/

International Medical Council on Vaccination
http://www.imcv.info/
International Medical Council on Vaccination is a comprehensive educational center on the Internet for physicians seeking the truth about vaccines. Provide educational tools through media including articles, videos, podcasts and webinars to everyone seeking the truth about vaccines.

Free Medical Books

http://www.freebookcentre.net/medical_text_books_journals/medical_text_books_online.html

The topics available are: Addiction,Allergy & Immunology , Anesthesia, Bio Chemistry & Micro Biology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology , Diabetes, Embryology, Emergency & Critical Care, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, General Medicine, etc.,

All these materials are legal and free

History of Mission General Hospital

THE PAST AND THE PRESENT: 1910 - 2014

According to Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, “Mercy drops down like gentle rain from Heaven up on the place beneath.  It is twice blessed.  It blesseth him that gives and him that receives”.

From the days of its birth till today, Christianity never forgets the poor.  The very purpose of the coming of Christ into this world was to give better life physically and spiritually to the neglected, marginalized and abandoned people of His time and to all future ages.  It is the command of Jesus to set free the poor, sick and the oppressed.  This command is being carried out by the Church, by running schools, hospitals and other institutions.  The Bible says “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy” when in God’s name we practice Christ-like caring, He is praised.

This hospital, which was started with the same love and concern by Methodist missionaries in 1909 as a women’s dispensary, had to close after 15 days to be restarted in January 1910.  Over the past 100 years the Lord God has faithfully led us to the present status.  The present hospital was part of the legacy left behind by the Methodist missionaries when the Church of South India was formed in 1947.  Over the years the hospital has been making steady progress.

The late Dr. (Mrs.) S. Stephen, who was Medical Superintendent for nearly 24 years (1953-1976), had done her best to improve the building and other facilities. She stabilized the women and 

children’s care.  The next team led byDr. K.Jeremiah (1977-2003) and Dr. Mrs. Jeremiah (1977-2004) , transformed this hospital with 40 beds, which was functioning as a women and children hospital to a general hospital for men, women and children.  Medical, Surgical, Peadiatric and maternity cases are all treated both as out–patients and in-patients since then. Dr.Kingsly Jebakumar (1984-1987) and Dr. Suresh Chelliah (1992-1997) established noteworthy Pediatric services and Dr.J.V.Peter (1994-1997) upgraded the Medical unit and founded a good Intensive Care Unit. Dr.Samson Daniel (1983-Till date) established a high quality Ortho and Traumatology centre and now a DNB accredited Post graduate  Training Centre.

We are recognized by National Board of Examinations, New Delhi  for post graduate training of doctors in Orthopaedics, Obstetrics/ Gynaecology and Family Medicine.  Those who are trained here will write the National level examinations towards the award of “Diplomate of National Board” (DNB) in various specialities mentioned.

The aim of the hospital is to give quality medical care at affordable cost to the downtrodden, under privileged rural population in and around Trichy.  Good buildings and equipments were needed for this.  Thanks to the efforts of former two bishops,  Bishop. Solomon Duraisamy and Bishop. Paulraj, the German agency E.Z.E helped in two phases in 1979 and 1989.  Like the parable of the talents, we were able to multiply the help rendered by E.Z.E. and all the growth the 

hospital has seen, like the School of Nursing, Residential quarters for Staff, Nurses hostel, expansion of I.C.U. Wards,  Physiotherapy buildings, Blood Bank, Orthopaedics, Out-patient department, Dental O.P., Multipurpose hall etc were met by our own earnings. The dedication of buildings for Casualty, Infectious Diseases Wards, underground parking for two wheelers, reception and office buildings etc. in 2002 were constructed at a cost of around one crore rupees,  also through our own savings.  The Lord whom we trusted has been gracious and we have never been in want. 

The present Medical Superintendent Dr Samson Daniel took over the reigns of administration from May 14th  2003 and he is carrying the baton received from his predecessors, in addition to running the busy orthopaedic and trauma service of the hospital. Presently the hospital has a total of 150 beds. Our outpatient registration starts from 8:00 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.  Doctors usually start seeing patients around 9:00 A.M. in the OPD. Different specialties like General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology are seen in the out patient department.  Emergency cases are seen through all 24 hours in the Casualty department.  Medico legal and accident cases are also seen here following initial accident register entry at a nearby Government or designated hospital. In addition, visiting consultants on call are available in the following Super-specialities for emergency and in-patients, these are – Urology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuro surgery, Cardio-thoracic surgery and Vascular surgery.   Part-time consultants conduct out patient Clinics on specific days of the week in our premises.

There are six operation theaters with central gas supply, central suctioning, fully air conditioned with modern lights and tables, under water cutting diathermy and C-arm image intensifier.  A well equipped spacious Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy is functioning.Physiotherapy  department treats musculo-skeletal, Neurological and cardio-respiratory problems with physical methods and modalities like exercises and with equipments like interferential therapy, Ultrasound therapy, traction and moist heat therapy to relieve pain and restore them to the fullest independent and pain free life.

Ours is a Govt. approved centre for family planning surgery and received an award  best   performance   in   Tamil Nadu 1998-1999.  Recently the hospital was adjudged as “Best Hospital  for service” and was given an award by Vishwaseva Telemedia, Tamilan Television and Lions Club of Chennai for the year 2009.

We also have a licensed Govt. approved blood bank.  We encourage Volunteer donors to donate blood.  Screening for HIV. V.D.R.L., Hepatitis, M.P.M.F., etc are done on every donor.  We have diagnostic services like ECG, X-Ray, Treadmill, Ultrasound scan , Echo scan, and well equipped laboratories for Clinical Pathology, Bio-Chemistry and Microbiology. 

We have now started a full fledged Cardiology department with  full time Cardiologist (Dr.B.S.Vimalraj, M.D.,D.M.) trained in Christian Medical College, Vellore.  A state of the art new generation flat panel Cardiac Catheterization  equipment  imported from Germany has been installed to perform high quality interventional Cardiology procedures like Angiogram, Angioplasty etc. “Pin-hole” procedures can be done avoiding major open surgeries to the heart and blood vessels in selected cases using this equipment.

We are recognized  to give treatment to poor patients under Chief Minister’s Insurance Scheme for Life Saving Treatments.  We are also recognized  from  the Tamil Nadu State Government for treatment of State Government employees and Pensioners vide to G.O. Ms.No.547 dt.14.11.2007, and G.O. Ms. No.50 dt.19.02.2008.  We have an open policy towards HIV Positive patients who come for various treatments including surgeries.  They are all treated compassionately without fear or bias and  at  no extra cost.

The outreach programme is centered around satellite centres at Kailasapuram, Kamaraj nagar and Thuvakudi in the periphery of the town.

The School of Nursing is an integral part of the Church of South India Mission General Hospital, Woriur; Trichy.It was 

started in March 1993 as a teaching arm of the hospital and has the same objective and philosophy of the hospital. The purpose of the General Nursing programme is to prepare General Nurses who will function as a member of the Health team. We provide our students with knowledge and equip them with professional expertise to meet the changing demands of society. It develops in them a pride in their profession besides keeping them abreast with current knowledge and professional trends for a successful carrier.The course extends for three and a half  years in General Nursing and Midwifery and is recognized by the Tamilnadu Government and Indian Nursing Council and follows the   syllabus   laid   down   by   them.  It  is compulsory for the students to join the hostel. 

14 Batches of Graduates have passed out from this institution and are working not only in many of the prestigious hospitals in India but also abroad.

 We as a team of dedicated Doctors, Nurses, and Allied health care personnel are committed to this service. We hope the devotion and dedication of the hospital personnel arising from the deep commitment to witness for Christ  should make His love known to people who come for medical help.

We bow our heads in reverence and gratitude before God who has blessed us richly in all our endeavours.