Nimhans Hospital

Name :

Nimhans Hospital

Address  :

P O Box No.2900, Nimhans Building
Near Dharmaram College
Post Office, Hosur Road

Town  :

Bangalore

State  :

Karnataka

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

560029

Phone  :

91 80 26995530

Fax  :

91 80 26564830

Web URL  :

Email  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Pathology Lab
  • Psychiatrist

Description

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences is a multidisciplinary Institute for patient care and academic pursuit in the frontier area of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences The Lunatic Asylum which came into being in the latter part of the 19th Century was renamed as Mental Hospital in 1925 by the erstwhile Government of Mysore This hospital and All India Institute of Mental Health established in 1954 by Government of India were amalgamated on 27th December 1974 and thus was formed the autonomous National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences NIMHANS The priority gradiant adopted at the Institute is service manpower development and research Multidisciplinary integrated approach is the mainstay of this institute paving the way to translate the results from the bench to the bedside On November 14 1994 NIMHANS has been declared a Deemed University by the University Grants Commission with academic autonomy The Institute functions under the direction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt of India and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of Karnataka Several National and International funding organisations provide resources for research

The Mission Statement
Evolve strategies to offer diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to all corners of India in the field of Mental Health and Neurosciences utilizing the advances in information technology and to be the nodal center

Establish training facilities and impart knowledge in the field of Mental health and Neurosciences to all the developing countries by Institutional and Distance Learning

Establish stateoftheart diagnostic and therapeutic facilities in neurological disorders with special reference to genetically transmitted disorders and vaccinology of tropical infectious diseases and be the nodal center for the Country in Research and Development

Develop strategies for Disaster Management and Psychological Rehabilitation

Integrate physical and metaphysical aspects of Neuroscience Research

Participate in Neuroscience and Behavioural Research related to Space Atomic energy and Transplantation

Be part of world leadership in the field of Neuroscience and Behavioural science
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