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	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[Healthcare in Chennai]]		* [[Healthcare in Chennai]]
	* [[Government General Hospital, Chennai\|Government General Hospital]]		* [[Government General Hospital, Chennai\|Government General Hospital]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
| Org/Group = Government of Tamil Nadu
| Image =
| Caption = Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chennai
| map_type =
| latitude = 
| longitude = 
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| Location = [[K. K. Nagar, Chennai|K. K. Nagar]]
| Region = [[Chennai]]
| State = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| Country = [[India]]
| Coordinates = {{coord|13.035781|80.209347|display=inline}}
| HealthCare = Public
| Type =
| Speciality = 
| Standards = 
| Emergency =
| Affiliation = Directorate of Medical Education
| Beds = 60<ref name="TNHealth_AboutGIRM">{{cite web
|title=Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chennai
|publisher=TNHealth.org
|url=http://www.tnhealth.org/megh28.htm
|access-date=28 Apr 2013
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221064958/http://www.tnhealth.org/megh28.htm
|archive-date=2013-02-21
}}</ref>
| Founded = 1979
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|}}

'''Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine''' is a state-owned hospital situated in [[K. K. Nagar, Chennai|K. K. Nagar]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. Founded in 1979, the hospital is funded and managed by the state government of [[Tamil Nadu]] and is attached to Directorate of Medical Education. It is the only government-run centre that makes prosthetic limbs.<ref name="Hindu_CentreInLimbo">{{cite news
| last = Sujatha
| first = R.
| title = Govt. centre for prosthetic limbs in limbo
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 14 April 2013
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/govt-centre-for-prosthetic-limbs-in-limbo/article4614763.ece
| access-date = 28 Apr 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Tamil Nadu was the first state in the country to start a three-year diploma course in orthotics and prosthetics in the late 1960s. The course was conducted by the orthopaedics department of [[Madras Medical College]] to which the [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|Government General Hospital]] is attached.<ref name="Hindu_CentreInLimbo"/> In 1979, the Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine was opened,<ref name="TNHealth_AboutGIRM"/> where students were trained to develop prosthesis.<ref name="Hindu_CentreInLimbo"/> In 1968, the institute developed the Madras Foot, which was designed to incorporate ''metti'' (traditional toe rings) meant for married women. The design was later used by Dr. Sethi, who patented it as Jaipur foot.<ref name="Hindu_CentreInLimbo"/>

==The hospital today==
The hospital has been in limbo for many years now. As of 2013, the institute has only 12 workers. Although earlier there were 72 technicians, the vacancies created due to retirement were not filled for a long time, resulting in 64 posts being vacant.<ref name="Hindu_CentreInLimbo"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Medicine}}
* [[Healthcare in Chennai]]
* [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|Government General Hospital]]

==References==
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{{Health in Tamil Nadu}}

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