The Medical College Hospital was commissioned in 1966 and has bed strength of 680 beds. The District Hospital is situated in the heart of city and is spread over an area of 15 acres (61,000 m2) and has bed strength of 210 for the pediatrics, Gyanecology and Post Mortem Cases. Recently 20 bedded Infosys ward was added for the treatment of Japanese Encephalitis cases. To bring all departments under one roof, for the purpose of better-coordinated teaching and better treatment to the patients even these two departments of Gynaecology and Paediatrics department will be shifted to VIMS campus before the end of this year to the newly constructed wards in the VIMS campus.
Normally all the candidates admitted to the MBBS and post-graduates medical courses and are not resident of Bellary local will be provided hostel accommodation. Separate hostel facilities are available for girls and boys. At present there are four hostels for girls (Charaka (18th block), Lailtha Vasathi Gruha (LVG), Adarsha (15th block), Prathiba with a common kitchen cum mess within the ladies hostel compound. There are five Boys hostels which include Santhosh (16th block), Prashanth (17th block), Sanjeevini (19th block), Sushrutha (20th block) and post graduate boys hostel with a kitchen cum common mess (Sampthrupti) situated behind Sanjeevani hostel. The admission to the hostels (girls and boys and Girls) at VIMS, Bellary is on first come first serve basis. The College authorities has provided basic amenities in various Hostels to make stay of the students comfortable to maximum extent. The boarders must follow the Hostel Rules and other instruction issued by the Hostel authorities from time to time. It is expected that the student and their parent/guardian must submit an affidavit given at the end of the brochure at the time of admission to the Hostels and they are also supposed to adhere to the same. The brief description of various hostels facilities are given below.
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