Health Facilities

UAS, Bangalore provides medical services to all students and employees in all its constituent college campuses. The university has set up a dispensary with a resident doctor along with basic medicines, equipment and availability of an ambulance to cater to health emergencies in the campus. Further, all students, including foreign nationals, are covered under a compulsory group health insurance scheme to cover medical expenses incurred.

UAS Dispensary at GKVK campus provides outpatient medical consultations and prescriptions to all bona fide students and employees of the university.

Medical Facilities

There is seven bedded Main Health Centre (UAS dispensary) at GKVK Campus, Bangalore, measuring about 2500 sq. ft. It has sufficiently equipped Laboratory, pharmacy, Causality/first aid room, Medical record room, observation room, two consultation rooms for consultation for examining the patient and waiting lounge for patients, besides, separate washrooms for collecting urine/stool samples.

There is sub-centre situated at Hebbal – providing first aid services to the staff working at MRS, Bakery training unit, trainees attending BTU programmes, families of UAS employees residing at quarters and the students studying in campus school/college (Nursery/primary/high school/PU college).

Staff position: This Centre has one Chief medical officer/Lady medical officer, one Asst. Medical officer (Male), one Sr. Pharmacist, one Pharmacist, one Pharmacist (on contract), one Sr. Assistant, one Lab technician, one Attender, one Ward boy, one Ward girl, one D group employee, Two Ambulance drivers, one Housekeeping staff.

Equipment: The UAS Dispensary, GKVK has major equipment like, 12 Lead ECG machine for basic investigation for heart diseases; Biothesio meter (VPT) to find out the sensitivity in the foot (diabetic neuropathy); Otoscope for examination of the external ear; Direct Ophthalmoscope for retinal examination (posterior segment of the eye); glucometer- for estimation of capillary glucose; tuning forks for basic hearing tests (Rennes /Weber’s), autoclave for sterilization of wound dressings, instruments for wound management, etc., Nebulizer for nebulizing acute bronchial asthma; X-Ray viewer; and vein viewer used for locating veins in obese individuals and children for finding vein.

Apart from the above we have facility for giving basic CPR (Ambu bag with face mask); Oxygen and AED- Automated External Defibrillator for reviving the patients having cardiac arrest. From 2012, 24×7 Ambulance facility is available. Designated ambulance drivers work in shifts. Apart from ambulance, an alternative vehicle is spared exclusively for students, for utilization during emergencies. Wheel Chairs are also made available at dispensaries as well as in the hostels (girls/ boys) and key places of the campus for use during emergencies.

There is home visit facility to the bed ridden/very sick patients is available. There are permanent and general health cards, arranged in a serial order for easy and quick service. Separate Health record books are maintained for the patients working on contract basis requiring long term follow up. This has helped the patients for follow up as well as treatment during emergencies (past medical history aids in the management of emergencies.). apart from above facilities, a first aid kit is provided to boys and girls (UG/PG) hostels and international hostel for utilisation during odd hours.

Clinical Laboratory facility: Established in the year 2008 with qualified lab technicians and staff. Laboratory is also enrolled into external quality assessment Scheme (EQAS), CMC-Vellore for the purpose of maintaining accurate and quality reports aiding in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Laboratory & Diagnostic services are free of cost to the students, nominal charges to the employees, on par with the CGHS rates, which are reimbursed by the University.

Equipped with-Erba Fully automated biochemistry analyser for biochemistry analysis, (Blood sugar, Lipid profile, Liver function test, Renal function test etc.,)
Automated sysmex cell counter for Haematology (Complete blood count)
Facility for other tests – ESR, Peripheral smear.,
Smear for MP, Blood grouping & Rh Typing etc.,
Serology (Widal, HBsAg, VDRL etc.,)
Urine analysis
Stool Examination (Microscopic, Macroscopic, Occult blood etc.,)
Microscope, Centrifuge, Blood Rotators,
Made provision for the Glycaemic Index and studies on effect of plant-based foods in control of diabetes, HTN, Hyperlipidaemia, obesity, conducted by the students of the Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, UAS, GKVK.
Provision is also made for practical classes of estimation of Hb%, lipid parameters, Blood sugar etc. to the students of Dept. of Food Science & Nutrition, UAS, GKVK.

Pharmacy

Experienced pharmacists are available. ensuring availability of essential medicines throughout the year. Medicines are issued to the students, staff & faculty at free of cost. Special provision is made to the students, wherein the medicines prescribed by the specialists for the illnesses which are not available in the dispensary are procured and issued at free of cost. Vaccines are procured for the benefit of patients (Anti rabies, Tetanus toxoid). Medicines necessary to treat Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyper lipidemia, chronic illnesses, allergic reactions due to insect bites, pollen, food substances or allergy due to any others; acute coronary syndrome (loading dose), Hypoglycaemia are made available to keep the disease under control in turn preventing the complications due to the said diseases. Medicines required for the management of mild to moderate form of Covid -19 (as per the guidelines) are made available.

Health facilities at College of Agriculture, V.C. Farm, Mandya

Dispensary with a Doctor is available from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM and also available during emergencies. Medical officer is assisted by staff nurse and group employee. Facilities available: Consultation and treatment of common ailments, first aid, ambulance 24X7 basis with basic life supportive facilities.

Government Primary health care centre is located within 2kms away from the campus. Private health care clinic and medical shop are available at the entrance of College gate. Every year around 2500 to 3000 patients were treated including students and staffs.

Students are enrolled under Students Health Insurance Scheme.
All the students are eligible to claim medical expenses incurred by both group insurance as well as student aid fund.

Health facilities at College of Sericulture, Chintamani

The college campus has a dispensary unit for providing medical facility to the students and staff. Doctor is available from 12.00 pm to 5.00 pm with one Attender and also during emergencies. Medical officer is support by an attender. The equipment like ECG machine, BP apparatus, Sugar testing kit, glucometer, wheel chairs, stretchers and ambulance facility is available at dispensary. Oriental health insurance scheme is made available to the students by University. Every year around 2500 patients were treated.

Students are enrolled under Students Health Insurance Scheme.
All the students are eligible to claim the insurance for medical / surgical treatments.

College of Agriculture, Karekere, Hassan

In this campus dispensary unit is available for providing medical facility to the students and staff, a Doctor with an assistant from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm are available. Basic equipment’s like Bp Check-up, Nebulizer Machine, glucometer for glucose check-up, and ambulance with oxygen facility is made available. Every year around 2000 to 2500 patients were treated.

Students are enrolled under Students Health Insurance Scheme.
All the students will be eligible to claim the insurance if they are required for any medical treatment like surgery and medical related issues.