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"Know the past, to know the present. Reflect on the future, to change the present." |
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-Chinese Proverb |
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Mile Stones |
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1936 |
Bapu sets Ashram at Sevagram.
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1938 |
Dr. Sushila Nayar joins Bapu at Sevagram.
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1942 |
Dr. Sushila Nayar gets MD, joins Quit India Movement.
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1944 |
A 15-beded Kasturba Hospital is started in the Guest House built by Late Shri G.D. Birla for Bapu's guests. This was the only hospital ever started by Gandhiji.
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1945 |
ANM training worked out and started at Kasturba Hospital.
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1964 |
On 11th September 1964 administrative control of Kasturba Hospital handed over to Kasturba Health Society under the stewardship of Dr. Sushila Nayar, then Union Health Minister with an endowment of Rs. 10 lakhs by Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, New Delhi. |
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1969 |
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences started as the first rural medical college in the country. Foundation stone of the Institute laid by Shri Morarji Desai. |
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1971 |
Institute's building construction and development on the grant of Rs. 2 crores from USAID. Further development through public donation. Recurring expenditure shared between Government of India, Government of Maharashtra & Kasturba Health Society in ratio of 50:25:25.
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1973 |
Kasturba Nursing School started.
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1974 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Teaching Complex & Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Gynaecology & Obstetrics wing of Kasturba Hospital inaugurated by Dr Karan Singh, then Union Minister of Health and Family Planning and Smt Yashodhara Karan Singh respectively.
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1977 |
The Institute gains recognition for postgraduate and postdoctoral studies under Nagpur University.
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1978 |
New Hospital Complex, Sushruta Block and Dr. B.C. Roy Block inaugurated by Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, then President of India, Shri Sadiq Ali, then Governor of Maharashtra and Shri Vasant Dada Patil, then Chief Minister of Maharashtra respectively.
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1979 |
Recognition for postgraduate and postdoctoral studies extended to most of the departments.
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1991 |
Foundation stone for the Tropical Disease Research Centre laid by Shri. Chandrashekhar, then Prime Minister of India.
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1992 |
Family Planning Department building inaugurated by Smt Taradevi Siddartha, then Union Minister of State for Health and FW.
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1993 |
Foundation stone laid for Radio-Therapy Centre by Shri K.R. Narayanan, then Vice President of India.
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1993 |
Kasturba College of Nursing inaugurated by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, then President of India.
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93-94 |
Silver Jubilee of the institute celebrated.
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1994 |
Golden Jubilee of Kasturba Hospital celebrated.
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1995 |
Kasturba Hospital recognized as Baby Friendly Hospital.
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1996 |
Additions: (a) 40 bedded ward for Obstetrics and Gynaecology (b) Dental Surgery and Sarojini Nayadu Hall (c) Lokmanya Tilak Adhyan Mandir.
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1996 |
Toxicology Laboratory started in the Department of Forensic Medicine.
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1996 |
Inauguration of Radio-Therapy Centre by H.H. Rev Dalai Lama.
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1997 |
Foundation stone laid for Psychiatry and De-addiction Centre by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
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1998 |
Inauguration of Psychiatry and De-addiction Centre by Hon'ble Dr. P .C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra.
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1999 |
Inauguration of Gastroenterology Centre by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Former Finance Minister, Government of India.
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1999 |
Inauguration of Bioinformatics Centre by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
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2000 |
Foundation Stone of Sri Sathya Sai Accident & Emergency Centre Laid by Dr. Suchila Nayar, President Kasturba Health Society.
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2001 |
State of the art Medicine ICU inaugurated by Shri Dhirubhai Mehta, President, KHS.
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2003 |
Inauguration of Sri Sathya Sai Accident & Emergency Centre by Shri Sharad Pawar, Member of Parliament.
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2004 |
Inauguration of Kasturba Health Society's Matoshri Maniben Chandulal Maganlal Kothari Atithi Gruha.
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