Army Hospital Research and Referral explained

Army Hospital Referral and Research
Location:New Delhi
Country:IN
Funding:Government
Type:Armed forces hospital, teaching centre, nursing college
Beds:600 (as of 1990s)
Constructed:Late 1980s
Other Links:List of Armed Forces Hospitals In India
Healthcare:Public
Coordinates:28.5838°N -77.1586°W

Army Hospital (Research And Referral), also known as Army Hospital (R&R), AH (R&R) and RR Hospital, is the apex flagship medical care centre for the armed forces of India. Completed in the mid 1990s, the hospital, which includes a teaching hospital and nursing college, is located in Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi. It is the only Armed Forces Medical Services hospital to be commanded by a Lieutenant General rank officer and provides for 27 sub-specialties.[1] [2] The hospital is also meant to cater to the President of India and the chiefs of the military.[3]

About

The construction of the hospital was undertaken by the Military Engineer Services and private contractors. The work started in the late 1980s and was completed in the next few years. The hospital is one of the largest military hospitals in Asia, initially constructed with over 600 beds. Notably, the hospital treats the President of India and the chiefs of the military.

In an interview in 2018, Lt. General U.K. Sharma, commandant of Army Hospital (R&R) said that, "We treat SAARC nation’s armed forces’ patients here too. There is a quota for each country. MEA gives a sanction and payment comes from MEA. Exchange programme with CIS nations for doctors and para medics. There are two missions going to Uzbekistan and one to Egypt. Return visits are MEA-MOD joint decision". The first patient simulator in India was acquired by the hospital. The first cervical disc replacement and bi-level cervical disc replacement in Asia was carried out in the hospital's neurosurgery department in 2002 and 2003 respectively.[4] The assisted reproductive technology facility at the hospital undertook 500 test tube pregnancies in 2012 itself.[5]

The Army Organ and Retrieval Transplantation Organisation (AORTA), formed in 2006, handles organ donations at RR Hospital. In 2018, an entire unit of the Territorial Army submitted applications pledging their organs.[6] The conversion rate for organ donations at RR Hospital is among the best worldwide.[7] Brigadier YP Bakshi was shot in Meerut; following his death, RR Hospital harvested his organs, liver, kidneys, eyes and heart valves.[8]

Patients and deaths

Patients have included Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw,[9] Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman,[10] and Sonia Gandhi.[11] Notable people who have died at the hospital include: former President Pranab Mukherjee;[12] Marshal Arjan Singh, the only five-star rank officer of the Indian Air Force;[13] former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar;[14] Lt. General Sagat Singh;[15] and Colonel Narendra "Bull" Kumar.[16] Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was found alive after being buried under snow for six days in the Siachen Glacier, was shifted to RR Hospital, where he died two days later.[17] [18] Naik Raj Kishor Singh, who was injured in the 2016 Uri attack, underwent treatment at RR Hospital, but soon after died due to injuries sustained during the attack.[19]

Leadership

Commandant of Army Hospital (R&R):

College of Nursing

Nursing students from College of Nursing, Army Hospital (R&R) are commissioned into the Military Nursing Service (MNS) as lieutenants. After being posted into the MNS, the lieutenants would go on to be posted across the nation in various Armed Forces Hospitals.[26] The first batch graduated on 24 August 2018 with a B Sc (H) Nursing degree,[27] while the second batch of 27 nursing students were commissioned on 25 September 2019. In 2017, the 58th batch of Probationer Nurses consisting of 28 nurses were commissioned into the MNS.[28] [29]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saxena. Sangeeta. 17 November 2018. Army R&R Hospital: AMC's jewel in the crown. 2020-09-21. www.aviation-defence-universe.com.
  2. News: PTI. 2020-07-26. President donates ₹20 lakh to Army hospital to buy equipment to combat COVID-19. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-09-21. 0971-751X. The Army Hospital (Research and Referral) is the apex medical care centre for the armed forces of India..
  3. Web site: Joseph. Josy. Josy Joseph. July 2000. Army hospital under cloud as 2 generals die. 2020-10-09. Rediff.
  4. Web site: Katoch. S. 2009. R & R Hospital : Cutting-edge Services. 2020-09-23. Sainik Samachar.
  5. Web site: Chatterjee. Pritha. 16 December 2012. Delhi centre brings joy to Army homes: 500 test tube babies on way. 2020-10-09. Indian Express Archive.
  6. Web site: 14 January 2018. ANI. An entire Army unit just pledges their organs. 2020-10-09. Outlook India.
  7. Web site: Sharma. Sanchita. 2008-02-02. Armed Forces among world's best donors. 2020-10-09. Hindustan Times. en.
  8. Web site: Unnithan. Sandeep. 3 April 2008. Military operation. 2020-10-09. India Today. en.
  9. Web site: Singha. Tarun. 11 September 2014. Sam Bahadur, The Indefatigable Field Marshal And His Tryst With Death. 2020-10-09. Salute. en-US.
  10. News: Gurung. Shaurya Karanbir. 2 March 2019. Abhinandan is back but with a rib fracture and some bruises. The Economic Times. 2020-09-23.
  11. Web site: 2016-08-03. Sonia Gandhi stable and recovering at Army Hospital R&R in Delhi. 2020-09-23. The Financial Express. en-US.
  12. Web site: 31 August 2020. PTI. Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away. 2020-09-21. Rediff. en.
  13. Web site: 16 September 2017. Indian Air Force Marshal, 1965 War Hero Arjan Singh Dies at 98. 2020-09-21. The Wire.
  14. Web site: 27 November 2019. PTI. Former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar Dies At 79. 2020-09-21. NDTV.
  15. Web site: Mohan. P V S Jagan. 12 October 2006. Remembering Sagat Singh (1918-2001). 2020-09-23. Bharat Rakshak.
  16. Web site: Singh. Surendra. 1 January 2021. Col Narendra 'Bull' Kumar who helped India secure Siachen Glacier passes away at 84. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231135541/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/col-narendra-bull-kumar-who-helped-india-secure-siachen-glacier-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/80048471.cms . 2020-12-31 . 2021-01-02. The Times of India. en.
  17. Web site: 2016-02-09. Siachen survivor Hanumanthappa fights for life, India prays for him. 2020-10-09. Hindustan Times. en.
  18. Web site: MacAskill. Andrew. 2016-02-11. Siachen avalanche survivor Hanumanthappa Koppad dies. 2020-10-09. mint. en.
  19. Web site: Singh. Rahul. 2016-09-30. Another soldier injured in Uri attack dies, death toll now 19. 2020-10-09. Hindustan Times. en.
  20. Web site: Sharma. Suman. 8 May 2012. 20 Probationer Nurses Commissioned Into Military Nursing Service. 2020-09-23. Chindits. en.
  21. Web site: December 2012. PIB (DW). Lamp Lighting Ceremony. 2020-09-23. Sainik Samachar.
  22. Web site: December 2014. Noble Profession. 2020-09-23. Sainik Samachar.
  23. Web site: Army Hospital (Research & Referral) Archives. 2021-10-18. News Station. en-US.
  24. 1410496944393179136 . On #NationalDoctorsDay, @FFOIndia has sent boxes of Tiranga wristbands, lapel pins & masks to doctors at the Indian Army’s R&R Hospital as a token of our gratitude. Our CEO Maj Gen Ashim Kohli (retd) presented the boxes to the Commandant, Lt Gen Joy Chatterjee, VSM. @adgpi . ffoindia . 2021-10-18 . en.
  25. Web site: 29 nursing cadets commissioned as Lieutenants into Military Nursing Service. 2021-10-18. pib.gov.in.
  26. Web site: 25 September 2019. Commissioning ceremony of 2nd batch of B Sc (H) Nursing College of Nursing, Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt. 2020-09-23. Press Information Bureau (pib.gov.in).
  27. Web site: 2018-08-25. commissioning ceremony of first batch of BSC nursing college of nursing, army hospital (R&R). 2020-09-23. Punekar News. en-US.
  28. Web site: Wakankar. Nitin. 2017. Probationer Nurses Commissioned into MNS. 2020-09-23. Sainik Samachar.
  29. Web site: The Commandant, Army Hospital (R&R), Lt. Gen. A.S. Narula in a group photograph with.... 2020-09-23. Sarkari Mirror. en-US.

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