Description

The Director
Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Institute of Mental Health
P.O. Tezpur, Dist. Sonitpur
Assam
Pin Code: 784 001
ASSAM

26°37'42"N 92°48'39"E

Mental Hospital,Tezpur,Assam[2SDC25]

Address:

The Director
Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health
P.O: Tezpur, Dist: Sonitpur (Assam)
PIN: 784001, Post Box No: 15

E-mail ID: lgbrimh@yahoo.co.in

Website: www.lgbrimh.org

Contact Numbers:

PA to Director: (03712) 232652
Academic Office: (03712) 233340
Out-Patient Department: (03712) 232058
Indoor Section: (03712) 220114
Rehabilitation Block: (03712) 232129
Men’s Hostel: (03712) 233058
Women’s Hostel: (03712) 233060

Fax Number: (03712)233623

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Assam

Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health
(LGBRIMH), Tezpur

(Established 1876, rebuilt 1926. Bed strength 500 earlier, presently 336)

NHRC/NIMHANS 1999 report:

“This is the larger of the two mental hospitals serving the entire north-
east region. It ranks among the better government hospitals in India. It is
a good example of how hospitals can be improved if there is a will and
cohesion among staff members. There is an urgent need to increase the
hospital beds in the whole state, as the current position is too meagre
for the population. It is better to have smaller hospitals in many areas as
it is difficult to travel from place to place. The North Eastern Council and
the Government of Assam have suggested that the hospital be converted
into an autonomous regional institution of mental health along the lines
of NIMHANS. This has been implemented at the time of writing this
report”.

Earlier rating: Good

Interim observations: “The dramatic improvement in the standards of
mental health care at the LGBRIMH Tezpur is something which the
State can take pride in and which can be a role model for the other
mental hospitals to follow… The Institute has been taken over by the
North East Council and is being renovated gradually” (DGHS 2004).


NHRC/SHRC visits during the last decade: 5 (3 NHRC, 2 SHRC)

Specific Recommendations and Action taken

Domains Suggestions of Interim Reported status
NHRC/ observations as in 2008
NIMHANS (GOI/MOH
Report 1999 report 2004)

Infrastructure Emergency Already the
services and Institute has been
open wards handed over to
needed the Ministry if
Health and Family
Welfare, GOI and
the government is
planning its
expansion and
development in a
phased manner

Amenities and Emergency Inadequate The report states
facilities services and that the facilities
open wards with are started in the
provisions for hospital and is
family members taken up in the
to stay will raise new proposal for
the standard of its implemen-
this hospital. tation. The
hospital reports
There should be
that this is
separate wards
included in the
for medical
new plan and that
emergencies,
presently there is
children. Open
no facility for
and special
children and
wards should
special wards in
also be built.
this hospital.
Support
The hospital
services like
reports that this is
kitchen, laundry,

pharmacy, stores included in the
and maintenance new plan.
should be
improved.

Financial Rs 110 lakh (plan Rs 2902.94 lakh
Rs 10 L, non- (plan 823 L non
plan 100l) plan 2079.94 L)

Diet/Kitchen No specific Kitchen needs 2800-3200 k
comment to be improved calorie diet

Investigations/ Quality psychia- Drugs The hospital
Treatment tric care in terms available. reports that these
of modern drugs are already
No anaesthe-
modified ECTs implemented.
tist available.
and psychosocial
The hospital
treatments in Still only direct
reports that this
wards and OPD ECTs being
has already been
must be given.
started and that
followed.
the institute has
Better lab facili- modern diagnostic
ties for essential facilities
investigations are
Mainly modified
needed in the
ECTs
outpatient
services.
7 pg students
Training The hospitals Inadequate currently doing
should be made clinical staff DNB psychiatry, 4
into a teaching MSc psychiatric
hospital with nursing. Starting
postgraduate MPhil psy-social
students posted work and in
in the wards psychology.
Inspection by
Gauhati university
for starting MD
psychiatry done in
May 2008

Recreation/ There is ample Lack of The hospital
Occupational space for the recreational reports that a
Therapy/ starting of facilities comprehensive
Rehabilitation rehabilitation centre is being
facilities such as newly built with
horticulture for funds form the
the ward patie- Ministry of GOI
nts There should and the facility is
be recreational on the way of
facilities availa- completion. It is
ble in each ward to be commissio-
ned shortly.

Trade instructors,
occupational
therapist,
physiotherapist
are appointed and
looking after the
rehab facility of
the Institute

No functioning
board of visitors

No disability
certification

Hospital report update: After 1996, the outpatient services have been
modified to ensure 150 seating capacity, the consultation rooms have
been upgraded, a canteen set up and computerisation of OPD completed.
The wards have been reorganised and the capacity deliberately reduced
to 336 beds. Bed occupancy as on 1 April 2008 was 83%. Of the 336
beds, 315 (94%) are open ward beds.


In between 1 March 2007 and 31 March 2008, only 19(1.3%) admissions
were through court orders. Twenty-two cells have been renovated and
are currently used as interview rooms. Toilet facilities, water supply and
drainage have been improved. Patient toilet ratio is 1:6. Modified ECTs
were administered with an anesthetist till February 2008. Of a total of
738 patients receiving ECTs in the previous year, 73 (9.9%) received
direct ECTs.

Day-care centres are functioning. A new rehabilitation building is being
constructed with a fund of Rs 300 lakh received from the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare. A library with internet connection and good
communication between all sections of the hospital through telephones
has been established.

According to the institution’s report it is still lacking in indoor facilities
for child psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and family wards, etc., which
are essential for total mental health care. The present setup is merely a
transition from an asylum setup. It is necessary to convert the custodial
care set-up to open wards, like that of a general hospital. For this,
however, the numbers of care givers, i.e. nursing professionals and
attenders have to be increased. The Institute can be upgraded to a full-
fledged teaching institute for development of manpower in mental health
and allied sciences.