BLK Hospital, Pusa Road, Delhi

Brief History/Overview:

Dr. B L Kapur, an eminent Obstetrician and Gynaecologists, set up a Charitable Hospital in 1930 at Lahore. In 1947, he moved to post-partition India and set up a Maternity Hospital at Ludhiana. In 1956 on the invitation of the then Prime Minister, Dr. B L Kapur initiated the project for setting up a 200 bed hospital in Delhi. The hospital was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru on 2nd January, 1959. By 1984, when the hospital celebrated its Silver Jubilee, it was an expanding hospital well on its way to becoming Delhi’s premier multispecialty institute. Services offered included General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT, Dentistry, Pulmonology, Intensive Care and Orthopaedics, apart from mother & child care. A factor of much importance to the hospital was the health of the community. Enthusiastic doctors held camps and public health talks to improve the status of community health in the area. 

Centers of Excellence:

• Cancer center
• Center for bone marrow transplant
• Heart center
• Center for neuroscience
• Institute for digestive and liver disease
• Center of renal sciences and kidney transplant
• Institute for bone joint replacement and orthopedics
• Center for chest and respiratory diseases
• Center for plastic and cosmetic surgery
• Center for child health
• Center for critical care

Admission Process:

• The documents to be brought during the admission process are identity proof, TPA Card, MRD number(if already issued), a record of previous investigations and prescriptions. Advance policy for admission is for planned admissions 100% estimation and for emergency admissions 80% of the estimation.
• Where a patient is to be admitted and the desired category of bed is not available, the patient may opt for the next available higher category bed & would be charged as per the category of admission.  

Guidelines for the visitors:

• Children below 12 yrs of age are not allowed to visit the patient.
• Bedding from outside is not allowed in the hospital.
• Entry to the patient room is strictly on the basis of the Attendant/ Visitor Pass.
• Attendant & Visitor's Pass - one each will be issued at the time of admission for patients getting admitted in a Sharing room and 2 Attendant & One Visitor Pass issued to Single/Deluxe Rooms. Only one attendant is allowed to stay with the patient on 24 hrs basis (overnight).
• The passes are non-transferable. Also, they are returnable at the Nursing Stations at the time of Discharge.
• The Attendants have to vacate the room/bed whenever their patient is shifted to any critical care area or for a surgery/procedure.
• The attendant waiting area is on the Ground floor. Attendants of all ICU patients can also wait in the waiting area on the Ground floor and for night stay they can go to the 2nd floor. (Only one ICU Attendant can stay overnight).

Patient Rights:

• Medical care access
• Continuity of care
• Informed consent
• Refuse treatment
• Respect and dignity
• Privacy and confidentiality
• Access to their clinical records
• Personal safety and security
• To know the expected cost of treatment
• Awareness to hospital rules and regulations
• Follow their spiritual and cultural beliefs

Location Selector in Delhi:

• BLK Hospital, Pusa Road - Delhi

Hospital Facilities:

• Parking services
• 24x7 Pharmacy
• Blood bank
• Cafeteria
• Ambulance

Visiting hours for in-patient:

All wards(Mon-Sat): 

• 17:00 hrs to 19:00 hrs 

All Sundays and holidays: 

• 11 am to 1 pm
• 5 pm to 7 pm

All ICUs: All weekdays

• Morning - Bed No 1-12 from 11:00 hrs to 11:30 hrs
•                    Bed No 13-24 from 11:30 hrs to 12 noon
• Evening - Bed No 1-12 from 16:00 hrs to 16:30 hrs
•                   Bed No 13-24 from 16:30 hrs to 17:00 hrs

Emergency services:

• 24 hours