INHS Asvini INHS Dhanvantari INHS Nivarini INHS Kalyani INHS Jeevanri INHS Sanjeevani INHS Kasturi Institute of Naval Medicine Naval Institute of Dental Sciences Medical Camp ECHS                          INHS ASVINI ASVINI THEN 1. INHS Asvini is the first of all naval hospitals which, in 1756, started functioning in barracks as King’s Seamen Hospital for in- patients. In 1860 the octagonal building no. 3 (Hawa Mahal) was constructed as main ward of Bombay Marine Hospital. In 1899 the main block (building no. 1), was constructed and building no. 26 (officers ward) was added on. It  was  on 18  September  1951 that  Military  Hospital,  Colaba was commissioned into Navy and christened as INHS Asvini.  With the growing need of greater patient care facilities and trained staff for the Hospital in the Navy, a Sick Berth School was established in July 1954 followed by a Dental Centre in 1961 and in February 1963 a Probationer Nurses School was also set up. 2. As the years passed by bed strength of INHS Asvini increased from 300 to 600 in 1966 and to 792 in 1976.  In January 1977 Asvini was classified as a Command Hospital with a bed strength of 825. ASVINI NOW 3. In 1977 the hospital was upgraded to status of command hospital (825 beds). Till the early 90’s even though the hospital grew in size and capability, no concerted effort had been made to create suitable infrastructure for this flagship hospital of the Indian Navy. Keeping in mind the burgeoning needs of this premiere tertiary care hospital that would serve its clientele well into the next century; a massive modernization project was undertaken. In May 1992 the Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs accorded approval for the modernization plans at an over all cost of Rs 136.6464 Crores. In 1996, work started on the construction of a new building, while restoring the Heritage buildings to their pristine glory. The new building site was adjacent to the existing hospital, and due to Herculean efforts of the hospital staff, patient care was never compromised while the construction of the buildings and the subsequent shift to the new buildings took place. Today as the work nears completion the entire naval community, especially those in Mumbai can be proud users of one of the best hospitals in India! Equipped with all state of the art patient care systems, 24x 7 online patient data management software, backed by a dedicated team of superspecialists and nursing staff, INHS Asvini from its humble beginning has truly become a shining jewel of the Armed Forces Medical Service. PROVISION OF ADVANCED MEDICAL FACILITIES 4. Critical Care Beds.  The New ICU has 22 beds instead of the earlier 10 beds.  There is a separate Cardiac Surgery Care Unit and Neuro unit of 5 beds each - as against none earlier.  Dialysis unit has 10 beds instead of 3 earlier.  Similarly acute medical and acute surgical beds have been augmented to 20 each as against earlier bed strength of 10 each.  A seperate Burns Centre with 6 beds and Reserve Isolation Unit of 5 beds have also been provided.  NICU, ICU, Burns Unit, Dialysis Unit and Operation Theatres are centrally air conditioned and have modern facilities like piped medical gases, central suction, compressed air, uninterrupted power supply and standby generator supply. 5. Cardiothoracic Centre.  A full-fledged Cardiothoracic unit with a modern  Cardiac Catheterisation Lab has been provided in the new hospital.  Thus facilities for modern diagnostic methods and surgical treatment of cardiac diseases is available to the patients. 6. Radiotherapy Unit.  The present malignant disease treatment centre has been augmented with the installation of the modern radiotherapy unit so as to provide comprehensive therapy for malignant disease. 7. Lithotripsy.  With the installation of latest generation Lithotripster non invasive method  of treating renal stones is available in the hospital. 8. Imaging Centre.  CT scan and MRI equipment would be installed to make the department of Imaging & Radiology comparable to the best in Mumbai. 9. Invitro Fertilisation.  A full fledged unit with modern facilities for Invitro Fertilization is being established in the hospital.  This facility would be a boon to childless couples. 10. Medical Gases.  A Mainfold Room catering to the requirement of Medical Gases for the entire hospital is available in the new hospital in place of the earlier small one, catering to ICU and OTs only. 11. Auditorium.  A state of the art, fully air conditioned Auditorium with a seating capacity of 250 has been provided in the new hospital.  It will have modern audio-visual systems and seating arrangements.  Except for the air conditioning, which will be operational with the commissioning of Phase II, the Auditorium is fully functional at present. 12. MRI Scan. A current state of art 1.5 T MRI imaging scanner facilitates wide range of clinical applications of Brain, Spine, knee, shoulder and other regions. Besides this novel imaging applications include noninvasive mapping of language, motor, and memory function areas of the brain, Perfusion MRI capable of measuring cerebral blood flow, Cardiac MRI used in evaluation of structure and function of the heart.                                                 SUPPORT FACILITIES 13. Mechanical Laundry/Hospital Kitchen.  A modern mechanical laundry has already replaced the earlier systems of manual washing by Dhobies.  In place of multiple spread out kitchens a central composite kitchen with all modern gadgets is functional to meet the special needs of the patients. 14. Computerisation.  Rapid strides made in information technology in the recent years is being used in the new project to improve the Hospital  Management Services.  The Government has sanctioned hospital computerisation project at a cost of Rs. 1.96 crores.  Most OPDS, Wards and departments have already been inter connected.  This is providing on-line data on the patients to all the doctors.  Other facilities like Internet connection, MEDLAR etc are also catered for.  These facilities would be a boon to the postgraduate students and the doctors for them to keep abreast with the latest advancement in the field of medicine. 15. Telephone Exchange.  The hospital would be provided with a modern Naval EPABX to cater for 50 + 500 lines.  It would be fully digital and 100% non-blocking time  slots    with ISDN switch to make communication faster and reliable. HERITAGE BUILDINGS 16. The heritage buildings of the hospital have been identified and are being preserved so that these continue to be in good use.  Even the ancient banyan trees would not be touched.  These are a part of the history of the hospital, very much a part of our present and would continue to serve the generations to come.  Whilst all patient care functions would shift to the new complex, all administrative and support services would function from the existing heritage structures.