Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata

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]

Vivekananda Institute Of Medical Sciences
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
TypeTrust
Established1963
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
CampusUrban
Websitewww.vimsrkmsp.org

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. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. "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. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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