Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan | |
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| Type | Nonprofit Trust Medical College & Hospital |
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| Established | 1963 |
Parent institution | Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan |
| Affiliation | West Bengal University of Health Sciences; NBE |
| President | Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee |
| Students | Totals:
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| Location | 22°31′24″N 88°21′07″E / 22.523358°N 88.351911°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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]
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- ^ a b "Seva Pratishthan Branch of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission". Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "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.