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]

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Vivekananda Institute Of Medical Sciences
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
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TypeTrust
Established1963
AffiliationWest Bengal University of Health Sciences; NBE
PresidentJustice Chittatosh Mookerjee
StudentsTotals:
  • MD+MS - 22
  • Diploma - 7
Location
22°31′24″N 88°21′07″E
CampusUrban
Websitewww.vimsrkmsp.org
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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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