Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kankhal
| Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kankhal Hospital | |
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| Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kankhal, Haridwar, India |
| Coordinates | 29°55′58″N 78°08′50″E / 29.932766°N 78.147352°E |
| Services | |
| Beds | 210 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Links | |
| Website | kankhal |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama, Kankhal (RKMS) is in its present form is a 210-bed multi-specialty
The
History
Swami Vivekananda had explicitly instructed his disciple, Swami Kalyanananda to do something for the monks and other poor people in Haridwar and Rishikesh, the two famous pilgrimage spots in India, as he himself had seen the plight of the people there. At that point in time there existed no healthcare facilities for poor in that region. From the first published report of the Sevashrama (published in Prabuddha Bharat, September 1901), 6 monks were treated as indoor patients in September 1901, and there were 48 outdoor patients of whom about 30 were monks and rest poor householders.
In 1902, after the demise of Swami Vivekananda, another of his monastic disciples, 
The sevashrama effort received much help from Swami
Gradually the Sevashrama undertook other works like serving pilgrims of Kumbha Mela in Haridwar, educational activities among poor, upliftment of the so-called untouchables and scavengers who did not have any access to schooling. The Ramakrishna Math with temple and monastery served for the spiritual needs.[3]
Visit of Direct Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda
The Sevashrama was visited by several disciples of
Visit of Mahatma Gandhi
Philosophy
The Sevashrama is based on the philosophy propounded by Swami Vivekananda, of serving man in the image of God, esp. poor and downtrodden. Atmano mokshartham jagad hitaya cha - For one's own liberation as well as for the welfare of the world, was the ideology conceived by Swami Vivekananda for all organizations under the umbrella of Belur Math.[8]
Present Situation
The Sevashrama in 2011-12 has treated more than 7000 in patients and more than 600,000 outdoor patients.[9] This centre, a branch centre of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur, Kolkata is governed by a Managing Committee appointed by the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Mission. The Secretary of this Managing Committee functions as the head of that branch. It has got 150 beds for in patients, two fully equipped operation theatres, two fully equipped ambulances, one mobile medical unit, an emergency unit, neo natal department, maternity department, ophthalmology department, dental department, blood bank, physiotherapy, orthopedics, ultrasonography unit, X-Ray unit, a fully equipped ICCU and medical shop and caters to poor patients from all over India. More than 70% of the above patients are utterly poor, abandoned by their families and have no means to go anywhere for treatment. Free cataract operations are also performed here.[9] The hospital also specialized in treating Tuberculosis patients since its inception. The Ramakrishna Math, Kankhal was created in December 1980, after the bifurcation of Sevashrama into a Math and Mission Centres. The hospital runs its own Dairy and Agricultural farms, catering to the patients and other needy local people, as well as the monastics and workers.
References
- ^ a b Kankhal, Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama. "Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama".
- ^ "Ramakrishna Mission on Rescue Mission in Uttarakhand". The Times of India. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
- ^ ISBN 9788175052468.
- ISBN 8172670486.
- ^ a b Umeshwarananda, Swami (May 2011). "Seeing Through A Living Legend An Overview of Ramakrishna Movement in Haridwar vis-à-vis Kumbha Mela". Vedanta Kesari: 186.
- ISBN 9788175052468.
- ISBN 8175052716.
- ^ Belur Math
- ^ a b RKM Kankhal
