Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata explained

Vivekananda Institute Of Medical Sciences
Native Name:	Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
Established:	1963
Coordinates:	22.5234°N 88.3519°W
President:	Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee
Students:	Totals: MD+MS - 22 Diploma - 7
Affiliation:	West Bengal University of Health Sciences

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]

Swami Dayananda (born Vimal) was younger brother of Swami Madhavananda, the ninth President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission (1962–1965).^[2] 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. ^[3]

External links

• Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ramakrishna Mission Shishumangal Pratishthan. Doctor NDTV. 2014-02-13. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222070518/http://doctor.ndtv.com/institutedetail/ndtv/iid/00179/Ramakrishna_Mission_Shishumangal_Pratishthan.html. dead.
2. Web site: The Presidents of Ramakrishna Order. Vedanta Society of St. Louis - A Branch of The Ramakrishna Order of India. 2014-02-13. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222125042/http://www.vedantastl.org/photo-gallery/the-presidents-of-ramakrishna-order/. dead.
3. Web site: Seva Pratishthan Branch of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission . 2014-02-13.