The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Capital Hospital (PGIMER and Capital Hospital) is a government-run tertiary care hospital and postgraduate medical teaching institution located in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India. It functions under the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha, and combines the long-established Capital Hospital with a postgraduate medical education and research wing.
| Type | Government postgraduate medical institute and tertiary hospital |
|---|---|
| Location | Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Affiliation | Government of Odisha, Department of Health and Family Welfare |
| Academic focus | Postgraduate medical education and research |
| Associated hospital | Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar |
Background
Capital Hospital is among the oldest and largest public hospitals in Bhubaneswar, serving as a major referral centre for residents of the capital region and surrounding districts of Odisha. With the addition of a postgraduate teaching component, the institution was reorganised as PGIMER and Capital Hospital to provide structured postgraduate training in clinical disciplines alongside continued patient care services.
Academics and services
The institute offers postgraduate medical training in association with Capital Hospital, where students gain clinical exposure across departments such as general medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, orthopaedics, anaesthesiology and other allied specialities. The hospital provides outpatient, inpatient, emergency, diagnostic and surgical services to the public, and operates as a key government healthcare facility within Bhubaneswar.
Significance
By integrating tertiary patient care with postgraduate medical education, PGIMER and Capital Hospital contributes to expanding the specialist medical workforce in Odisha and strengthens the public healthcare infrastructure of the state capital. It complements other major medical institutions in Bhubaneswar, including AIIMS Bhubaneswar and the SCB Medical College system in coastal Odisha.