In 1960, a small but an ardent group of Mission devotees hired a room in a slum area in Murphy Town, Bengaluru. They started conducting a biweekly medical clinic for the poor and needy. When Swami Chinmayananda heard about the Murphy Town project and its volunteers, he decided to start a hospital, and the seed of Chinmaya Mission Hospital was sown. Funds were collected, land purchased, construction planned and executed, and in 1970, Swami Chinmayananda officially inaugurated Chinmaya Mission Hospital. On November 6, 1999, Chinmaya Mission Hospital extended its ceilings, floors, walls and staff. From its humble beginnings in 1970, it is now a 200-bed hospital with the most modern equipment and facilities.

The aim of Chinmaya Mission Hospital is to run a multi-specialty Hospital with high specialty facilities provided by competent institutions/professionals. The Hospital offers practically all Specialities and Hi-Tech diagnostic services under one roof. The goal of the hospital is to provide quality care at a reasonable cost and to also provide relatively low cost hospital care to the under-privileged for whom over 40% beds are dedicated as concessionals. 70 to 100 patients are seen every day in the Casualty department. OPD patients number more than 600 per day. 200 beds are available, with the average occupancy being 70%; ICU occupancy is over 80%. Every year, around 5,000 operations are performed and over 500,000 laboratory investigations are done. Well integrated hospital IT management systems ensure that IPD & OPD records, Discharge Summaries, X-ray images and Sonology reports as well as laboratory reports can be directly accessed by Consultants.

• 24 hour emergency and trauma care with ambulance facility.
• 24 hour laboratory, ECG and Digital X-ray facilities and Pharmacy.
• Six fully-equipped operation theatres, a blood storage unit, 10 bed Post –Operation ward.
• 10 bedded ICU, 11 bedded SDICU, 8 Labour room beds.
• Ultrasound, Endoscopy, dental X-ray, OPG
• 4D ultra Sonography, colour Doppler, stress test, EEG, ENMG
• Physiotherapy
• Dental care and surgery
• Complete Diabetic care including diabetic foot care clinic.
• Visual Fields. Diabetic Retinopathy and other Laser equipment.
• Complete Obstetric care for all high risk pregnancies & neonatal care and NICU
• Free OPD
• Canteen services

Thus CMH has emerged as a modern, multi-speciality hospital. The Hospital also accepts and administers interns who are international medical students wishing to get hands-on experience of a unique and riveting practice of applied medicine. Outpatient Department The Outpatient Department is one of CMH’s proud offerings to the society. It is the single window to the Hospital through which the patient has access to different specialties.
Outsourcing Chinmaya Mission Hospital is an outstanding example of successful, cooperative outsourcing, all of which is available on hospital grounds.

• The Sapthagiri Digital Imaging Company provides specialized tests, including 24-hour Spiral CT and MRI scans. It also runs a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
• Chinmaya Narayana Nephrology Centre provides nephrology (dialysis) and urology services.
• Chinmaya Narayana Hrudayalaya, a well-known cardiac hospital runs the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and provides Chinmaya Mission Hospital with 24-hour cardiology services.
• The Chinmaya Lasik Vision Centre has a retina and glaucoma clinic and also offers Lasik eye surgery.
• The Dhruva Imaging Centre provides X-ray Imaging services round the clock.
• The Chinmaya Supergamma Institute of Oncology commissioned in November 2009 after due AERB clearance, offers whole body state-of-the-art 3D Radiotherapy Treatment Planning System for Stereotactic Radiotherapy & non-invasive gamma knife therapy to cancer patients.

The Hospital realises that it is very necessary to establish quality and safety standards to achieve greater patient satisfaction. It has adopted a Quality Policy to deliver quality medical, surgical and nursing care of a high standard and a human touch with dedication, ethical values, efficiency and continuous improvement in skills and infrastructure, to all sections of society. The Hospital, Doctors, Nurses and all other staff co-operated to get ISO 9000:2008 certification on September 9, 2010. As a further step, the Hospital is working towards getting accreditation by NABH (National Accreditation Bureau for Hospitals) and NABL (National Accreditation Bureau for Laboratories). Furthermore, in order to improve quality, the Hospital is aiming to become a Post-graduate Teaching Institution which will enhance the status of the Hospital and give an opportunity for Doctors to update their knowledge and skills. The National Board for Examinations, Ministry of Health, Government of India accredited the Hospital for Diplomate of National Board (DNB) course in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2010, and DNB course in Medicine in 2011. While getting valuable practical experience these students would also help the Hospital in medical management.

Patrons wishing to support Chinmaya Mission Hospital may do so in numerous ways, which include offering monetary donations, subsidised financial aid, medical services, medical equipment, medicines and administrative or other services. Medical students wishing to participate in an internship at Chinmaya Mission Hospital may send a request through e-mail, a formal letter or a current medical transcript.

Mr. Asvatha Narayana,
Chief Executive Officer
Chinmaya Mission Hospital
Chinmaya Mission Hospital Road
Indira Nagar, Bengaluru 560 038
Karnataka, India
E-mail: cmhblr@rediffmail.com
Phone: 080-252 80461 / 252 81505
Fax: 080-252 01900