Punjab Mental Hospital in Amritsar has 811 beds of which 512 beds are for males and 299 beds are for female patients. Besides these, the hospital.has 100 beds in the O.P.D. family care Units. The wide variety of medical facilities catered the hospital to its patients are child guidance clinic, occupational therapy, family care unit, electro convulsive therapy, psychotherapy and addiction clinic etc. 14 Doctors, 23 Nurses and other third and fourth class staff are employed in the hospital to serve the ailing patients.
Punjab Mental Hospital, Amritsar is one of the well-known psychiatric hospitals of the state of Punjab. The hospital specializes in the treatment of people suffering with mental illness. As per 2001 Census, the total population of Amritsar is 2152182 constituting of a rural population of 1050102 and urban population of 1102080. The huge population is dependent to a large extent on the health department for medical facilities.
The health department of Amritsar is very developed with many well-equipped hospitals and well-trained doctors and nurses. Some of the popular Government organizations providing excellent medical services other than the Punjab Mental Hospital are as follows:
- Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Amritsar
- T.B. Sanatorium (T.B.& Chest Diseases Hospital) Amritsar
- Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar
