[citation needed] SJICR campus in Bengaluru consist of twin eight story towers, with a separate facility for library and Cath labs.
[citation needed] Average interventional cardiology workload ranges between 150 cases a day of which 700-800 cases per month are percutaneous coronary interventions, there are six Philips digital Cath labs, of which one is the only swing Cath lab in the region, enabling large case volumes and more efficient patient care.one Cath lab is dedicated Esp.
The angioplasty work carried out in hospital is around 32000 per year the highest in India for a government set up.
These fellowships are much in demand partly since they are the only government sponsored courses in the state and also due to the high patient volume at SJIC which results in a higher degree of interventional experience after having completed the course, and, as such, are determined after an intensely contested all - India level examination conducted by the government of India.
The patient load is one of the highest in India and so the choice of most of the post graduate doctorate trainees.
The present director is Padma Shri Professor C. N. Manjunath, an academic and interventional cardiologist.
The Government of Karnataka awarded him the Rajyotsava Prashasti in 1998 and he received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2007.