Sawai Man Singh Hospital is the major hospital of
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...
and
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
state of
India
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. This government hospital is staffed with 1500 doctors and 4000 nurses with 6251 beds in 43 wards and daily more than 10000 OPD.In fact it surpassed AIIMS Delhi in terms of number of patients in OPD and surgeries. The construction of the hospital building began in 1934. The hospital is named after
Sawai Man Singh II
Major General Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II GCSI GCIE (born Sawai Mor Mukut Singh; 21 August 1912 – 24 June 1970) was an Indian prince, government official, diplomat and sportsman.
Man Singh II was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state ...
, then King of Jaipur. The hospital also provides practical training to the students of the
Sawai Man Singh Medical College. SMS hospital is under pressure due to a large number of patients and rare diseased patients from across the state as it is one of the few government super speciality hospitals.
Presently, there are over 168 beds in intensive care units and 51 in semi-intensive care units of the hospital. But the shortage of nursing staff is a concern in intensive care units. The ratio of nursing staff in intensive care units is one nurse per 6-7 beds at the hospital. However, it has been recommended that there should be one nurse for two patients in intensive care units. It is recognised as one of the best hospitals in India, with many faculties working all over the world. It was this hospital which acted very fast on COVID-19 in its initial phase in 2020. Robot will now treat cancer like disease in Sawai Mansingh Hospital.
Speciality centers
Birla Cancer Center
The center was established in 1987 by donation from Mr. Radha Kishan Birla of Pilani. Additions were made to the center in 1991 and 2007 (being a BMT unit and OTs).
Rehabilitation and Research Center
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Rehabilitation and Research Center) is one of the oldest and largest rehabilitation departments in India. This department was established in 1977 under the guidance of Dr P. K. Sethi. It comprises two units and provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and orthotics/prosthetics services.
Bangur Bhawan
Bangur Bhawan comprises two units of cardiac surgery and one unit of cardiology.
Charak Bhawan
Charak Bhawan was constructed in response to growing numbers of ENT and eye patients. The block was inaugurated by then Hon’ble Chief Minister Mrs. Vasundhra Raje in year 2008. This new block is located in south-west part of the hospital.
References
External links
jaipurSMS Hospital Reportbest Cancer Surgeon in Jaipur
Hospital buildings completed in 1934
Buildings and structures in Jaipur
Hospitals in Rajasthan
1934 establishments in India
Hospitals established in 1934
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