CH07

CGHS Wellness Centre

MEENAMBAKKAM

Allopathy

Centre details

Doctors
9
Departments
2
OPD hours
8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Address
DGQA Complex Meenambakkam Chennai
Chief Medical Officer
Dr Dinesh Kannan
Also on site
2Medicine counters2Registration desks2Lab desks1Medicine store1Nurse

Doctors & OPD timings

Updated 4 Sept9 doctors

General OPD

8
  • Beema Salim S F8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Dr Shenaaz Abdul Rahim7:30 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Dr SubbulakshmiNewMon – Sat8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Dr Sweetline CMon – Sat8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Dr Dinesh KannanNew timingFri8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Dr (Mrs)MahaminuMon – Sat8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Dr Priyadharshini.K.8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  • Dr Siva.BMon – Sat8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Internal Medicine

1
  • Dr Balan Nirmal KumarFri8:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Updated on 4 September 2026. Rosters and timings are published by CGHS and can change without notice call 044-23458407 to confirm before travelling.

About this centre

MEENAMBAKKAM is a CGHS Wellness Centre in Chennai — still widely known as a CGHS dispensary, its former name. CGHS renamed dispensaries to wellness centres; the place and the services are the same. Beneficiaries can consult a doctor here, collect medicines, get basic tests done, and obtain referrals to CGHS empanelled hospitals in Chennai for specialist treatment. Most doctors here keep OPD hours of 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM; call 044-23458407 to confirm before travelling.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — same place, same services. CGHS renamed its dispensaries to wellness centres, but most people still use the old name. This centre's code is CH07, the code printed on CGHS cards registered here.

Most doctors at this centre keep OPD hours of 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM, per the CGHS roster verified on 4 September 2026. Timings can change without notice — call 044-23458407 to confirm before travelling.

Beneficiaries can consult a doctor, collect prescribed medicines, get basic tests done, and obtain referrals to CGHS empanelled hospitals for specialist treatment. This centre practises Allopathy.

CGHS beneficiaries — central government employees, pensioners, and their dependents with a valid CGHS card. The centre is not open to the general public.

Phone: 044-23458407. The centre is at DGQA Complex Meenambakkam Chennai, Chennai.
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Data from cghs.mohfw.gov.in · Updated 4 September 2026