Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata

Vivekananda Institute Of Medical Sciences
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
TypeNonprofit Trust Medical College & Hospital
Established1963
Parent institution
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
AffiliationWest Bengal University of Health Sciences; NBE
PresidentJustice Chittatosh Mookerjee
StudentsTotals:
  • MD+MS - 22
  • Diploma - 7
Location
Lansdowne, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

22°31′24″N 88°21′07″E / 22.523358°N 88.351911°E / 22.523358; 88.351911
CampusUrban
Websitewww.vimsrkmsp.org

Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) is a medical institution and hospital on Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata, which functions under the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. It started in July 1932 as Shishumangal Pratishthan, a maternity and child welfare clinic by Swami Dayanand, a disciple of Sarada Devi. [1][2]

Swami Dayananda (born Vimal) was younger brother of Swami Madhavananda, the ninth President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission (1962–1965).[3] In 1956, the clinic paved way for the present hospital. Today the institution runs a 600-bed general hospital, Ma Sarada School of Nursing, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, besides mobile health units and community health services for rural areas. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Ramakrishna Mission Shishumangal Pratishthan". Doctor NDTV. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Seva Pratishthan Branch of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  3. ^ "The Presidents of Ramakrishna Order". Vedanta Society of St. Louis - A Branch of The Ramakrishna Order of India. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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