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INHS Sanjivani
Indian Navy
Aerial view of the hospital complex
Geography
LocationWillingdon Island,Kochi,Kerala
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeNaval Hospital
Services
Beds333
History
Opened8 March 1958;66 years ago(8 March 1958)[1]
Links
WebsiteINHS 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

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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

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Chief of Naval Staff Unit Citation

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

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References

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  1. ^abcIndian Navy."INHS Sanjivani".Retrieved28 May2020.
  2. ^abIndian Navy."INHS Sanjivani Achieves Rare Feat".Retrieved28 May2020.
  3. ^The Times of India."MRI centre set up at INHS Sanjivani".Retrieved28 May2020.
  4. ^"ECHS to Open Polyclinic Today".17 May 2012.Retrieved11 March2024.
  5. ^"INHS Sanjivani, the Naval Hospital at Kochi bags the best Naval Hospital trophy constituted by DG Med Services Navy".25 November 2016.Retrieved11 March2024.

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