INHS Sanjivani
INHS Sanjivani | |
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Indian Navy | |
Geography | |
Location | Willingdon Island,Kochi,Kerala |
Organisation | |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | Naval Hospital |
Services | |
Beds | 333 |
History | |
Opened | 8 March 1958[1] |
Links | |
Website | INHS Sanjivani |
INHS Sanjivaniis a multi-speciality hospital of theIndian NavyatKochi,Keralaunder theSouthern Naval Command.It is the largest military hospital in the states of Kerala andTamil Nadu.[2]It is the nodal hospital for ships and other naval units at Kochi. The hospital also provides medical cover and aid to civil authorities as required, including disaster relief operations.
History
[edit]INHS Sanjivani traces its origins to the establishment of a Medical Inspection Room forHMIS Venduruthyin 1943. A dental centre started function alongside the MI room in 1952. The present hospital was commissioned as a 75-bed facility on 8 March 1958 and named afterthe mythological herbmentioned in theHinduepicRamayana.The crest of the establishment depictsHanuman's hand carrying the mountain growing the Sanjivani herb, with a background of coconut trees and blue white sea waves representing the coast of Kerala. The bed strength has increased since the inception of the hospital and now stands at 333.[1]
The post of the commanding office was upgraded fromSurgeon CaptaintoSurgeon Commodorein 2008. The modular operation theatre andCT scancomplex were inaugurated in 2009.[1] A state-of-the-art MRI center was inaugurated at the hospital in May 2016.[3]The campus also hosts a Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinic, the first under theSouthern Naval Command.[4]
Achievements
[edit]The hospital was awarded theUnit Citationby the by Chief of Naval Staff in 2003 and the Director General Medical Services (Navy) Trophy for the best Naval Hospital in 2016.[2][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcIndian Navy."INHS Sanjivani".Retrieved28 May2020.
- ^abIndian Navy."INHS Sanjivani Achieves Rare Feat".Retrieved28 May2020.
- ^The Times of India."MRI centre set up at INHS Sanjivani".Retrieved28 May2020.
- ^"ECHS to Open Polyclinic Today".17 May 2012.Retrieved11 March2024.
- ^"INHS Sanjivani, the Naval Hospital at Kochi bags the best Naval Hospital trophy constituted by DG Med Services Navy".25 November 2016.Retrieved11 March2024.