Indian Statistical Institute

Medical Welfare Unit (MWU)

The Indian Statistical Institute has a Medical Welfare Unit (MWU) in its 205 B.T. Road Campus. It is a primary patient care unit which provides regular out-patient service (OPD) and emergency medical service when needed.

The Unit consists of a team of Medical Officers, Visiting Specialists, Psychological Counselors and Para-medical staff.

Beneficiaries of MWU

All workers of ISI and their dependants, Students, Research Fellows, Project-linked Personnel, Trainees, Visiting Scientists, Post-doctoral Fellows, official guests of ISI, retired workers and their spouses, etc.

Facilities Available at the MWU

OPD

After registration at the reception, eligible patients can consult any doctor available there. In the OPD, clinical consultation is provided to patients. If necessary, patients are referred to secondary or tertiary care centre for further management.

Dressing / Minor Procedure

The Unit provides services for minor surgical procedures like dressing of wounds, suturing of minor cuts and lacerations, suture removal, abscess drainage, application of injection, nebulization, etc. Procedures like ear syringing, foreign body removal from eye, ear or nose are also done.

Pharmacy

A limited supply of medicines is available to the beneficiaries on doctors' prescription during OPD hours and emergency, without any cost.

OPD Timings

Monday to Friday	During office hours
Sunday	10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The OPD remains closed on Saturdays and Institute holidays.

MWU Reception: 033-25781834

Emergency Services

Beyond OPD hours, the Unit caters to serious patients requiring medical help on campus.
Doctor / Pharmacist / Nurse is available on-call basis.
Medicines for emergency are available only for immediate relief.
After getting primary care, patient may be referred to a centre providing medical care at a higher level.
The Indian Statistical Institute does not provide any ambulance service. However, phone numbers of some locally available ambulance services are displayed in the Medical Welfare Unit.

Mental Health Care

The Institute has facilitated consultation with a Psychiatrist two days a week:

Tuesday and Thursday: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Psychologists are also available for Counseling three days a week:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Doctors at MWU

Name	Designation
Dr Himajit Debnath	Resident Medical Officer
Dr Arpita Konar Basak	Resident Medical Officer
Dr Swarup Pathak	Part time Specialist (Eye)
Dr Anirban Basu	Part time Specialist (Psychiatry)
Dr Sumit Chatterjee	Part time Specialist (ENT)
Smt Sharmistha Basu	Psychologist

Paramedical Staff

Name	Designation
Smt Minu Das	Nursing Staff
Smt Nupur Pal	Resident Nursing Staff
Sri Prasanta Kr Sau	Pharmacist
Sri Dulal Ch Das	Resident Pharmacist

Further details are available here.