Government authorised hospitals for swine flu

New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): In the wake of threat posed by A(HINI) influenza, the Government has authorised a number of hospital across the country for seeking medical attention for swine flu.

The listed hospitals are as follows:

Gurgaon and Delhi

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Ansari Nagar, Aurobindo Marg Ring Road, New Delhi - 29 (011) 26594404, 26861698 Prof. R C Deka - 9868397464.

National Institute for Communicable Diseases 22, Sham Nath Marg, New Delhi - 54 (011) 23971272/060/344/524/449/326. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi - 01 (011) 23741640, 23741649, 23741639, Dr. N K Chaturvedi - 9811101704.

Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute University Enclave, New Delhi- 07 (011) 27667102, 27667441, 27667667, 27666182

Mumbai Kasturba Gandhi Hospital Arthur Road, N M Joshi Marg, Jacob Circle, Mumbai - 11 (022) 23083901, 23092458, 23004512, Sir J J Hospital J J Marg, Byculla, Mumbai - 08 (022) 23735555, 23739031, 23760943, 23768400 / 23731144 / 5555 / 23701393 / 1366, Haffkine Institute Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai - 12 (022) 24160947, 24160961, 24160962

Kolkata ID Hospital 57,Beliaghata, Beliaghata Road, Kolkata - 10? (033) 23701252

Bangalore Victoria Hospital K R Market, Kalasipalayam, Bangalore 02 (080) 26703294 Dr. Gangadhar - 94480-49863, SDS Tuberculosis and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases Hosur Road, Hombegowda Nagar, Bangalore - 29 (080) 26631923 Dr. Shivaraj - 99801-48780.

Chennai King Institute of Preventive Medicine (24/7 Service) Guindy, Chennai - 32 (044) 22501520, 22501521 and 22501522 , Communicable Diseases Hospital Thondiarpet, Chennai (044) 25912686/87/88, 9444459543

Government General Hospital Opp. Central Railway Station, Chennai - 03 (044) 25305000, 25305723, 25305721, 25330300

Pune Naidu Hospital Nr Le'Meridian, Raja Bahadur Mill, GPO, Pune - 01 (020) 26058243, National Institute of Virology 20A Ambedkar Road, Pune - 11 (020) 26006290

Kochi Government Medical College Gandhi Nagar P O, Kottayam - 08 (0481) 2597311,2597312

Government Medical College Vandanam P O, Allapuzha - 05 (0477) 282015

Taluk Hospital Railway Station Road, Alwaye, Ernakulam (0484) 2624040 Sathyajit - 09847840051, Taluk Hospital Perumbavoor PO, Ernakulam 542 (0484) 2523138 Vipin - 09447305200

Coimbatore Government General Hospital Near Railway Station, Trichy Road, Coimbatore - 18 (0422) 2301393, 2301394, 2301395, 2301396

Hyderabad Govt. General and Chest Diseases Hospital, Erragadda, Hyderabad (040) 23814939

Swine influenza (also called H1N1 flu, swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) is an infection by any one of several types of swine influenza virus. (ANI)