Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), Ahmedabad

CIMS Hospital (Care Institute of Medical Sciences) is a 300-bed super specialty hospital located on the Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India).

CIMS Hospital
TypePrivate Limited
IndustryHospital
Founded2010
Headquarters
Ahmedabad
,
India
Key people
Dr. Keyur Parikh (Chairman)

Dr. Milan Chag (Managing Director)

Dr. Anish Chandarana (Executive Director)
Number of employees
1000
Websitewww.cims.org

History

CIMS Hospital was established in 2010 [1] by a group of leading cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to provide super-speciality healthcare in the region.

CIMS

The hospital scores high on technological excellence. State-of-the-art Cardiac-Cathlab (fastest in the world with automatic "7 second" angiography) intensive care units, sleep lab, high-frequency ventilator for neonates, 8 OTs with 4 fully modular with LED lights (energy & carbon savings), modular operation theaters with class 100 laminar air flow- only place in Gujarat to offer such combination. The hospital strengthens advanced healthcare services available in the region which was under served by existing hospitals and caters to needs of the rapidly growing city of Ahmedabad and Gujarat region. It is also seen as a booster for quality medical tourism to the region.[2] It is the first hospital in Gujarat to have completed a heart transplant under the leadership of Dr. Dhiren Shah.[3][4] The hospital ranks as one of the best choice hospitals in Ahmedabad as per The Times Group ratings for the All India critical care hospital ranking survey 2016 in areas such as cardiac, gastroenterology, neuro sciences, renal sciences, oncology, pediatrics amongst many others.[5]

The hospital provides diagnostic medical, surgical, palliative care facilities.[6] and is Ahmedabad's first Green Hospital.[7][8][9] The hospital is accredited to Joint Commission International (JCI), National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers[10] and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories.[11]

CIMS Foundation provides financial aid and affordable healthcare to needy patients.[12]

On 19 December 2016 CIMS Heart Transplant Team conducted the first heart transplant surgery of Gujarat at CIMS Hospital.[13][14]

TAVR

On 10 April 2017, CIMS Hospital Created Medical History in Gujarat by using the New Revolutionary Technology TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation or Replacement) - A Total Non-Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.

References
  1. "CIMS – Ahmedabad gets new Multi-Super Specialty hospital | DeshGujarat News from Gujarat". Deshgujarat.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "Booster for medical tourism in Ahmedabad | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "गुजरात का पहला कामयाब हार्ट ट्रांसप्लांट, 82 मिनट में भावनगर से अहमदाबाद लाया गया". dainikbhaskar. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. "Hindu Man Gets Heart of Muslim Person in Gujarat". News18. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  5. "All India critical care hospital ranking survey 2016". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. "Dr. Deepak Desai, Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist, Ahmedabad, Gujarat". Healthcaremagic.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. "Ahmedabad's first 'green' hospital comes up near Sola | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. "City's first 'green' hospital near Sola - Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. ET Bureau (22 November 2010). "India's first green hospital comes up in Ahmedabad - The Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. "National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)". Nabh.co. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  11. http://www.nabl-india.org/nabl/file_download.php?filename=201410011038-NABL-600-doc.pdf
  12. "CIMS offers financing options for cardiac surgeries | Business Standard News". Business-standard.com. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  13. "ગુજરાતનું પ્રથમ હાર્ટ ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ,મુસ્લિમ યુવકનું હૃદય હિન્દુમાં ધબક્યું". divyabhaskar (in Gujarati). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  14. "First Successful Heart Transplant Surgery In Gujarat; Muslim Donates Heart To Hindu –". 20 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

Further reading

Shah B, Kaushik S. Innovative use of social media platform WhatsApp during influenza outbreak in Gujarat, India. WHO South-East Asia J Public Health 201 5; 4(2): 213–214.

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