Institute Details

Title of the institute:
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa
Address:
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
City:
Puttampalli
State:
Andhra Pradesh
Pincode:
516002
Country:
India
Phone:
0091-8562-220200
Email:
directorrimskadapa@yahoo.com
Website:
https://rimskadapa.in/
About the Institute:
This College was founded by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2006. This Medical Institute started from 1st August, 2006. The 1st batch of undergraduates admitted entered final MBBS. The Government of Andhra Pradesh had taken special interest in allocation of budget to this institute, close monitoring of quality of construction and completion of project within given time frame. In a few institutions such an infrastructure is available in the state.
Specialists` services are very essential at tertiary level care hospitals like RIMS. The administrators are facing difficulty in recruiting specialist especially Radiodiagonis, Radiotherapy, Psychiatry and General Medicine.
In the past, RIMS General Hospital was a secondary level care Hospital i.e., District Hospital. It was located in Kadapa town. Later it was converted into tertiary level care hospital, as RIMS. During formative stages of the present RIMS, the hospital was run in the same premises later on it was shifted to the present campus. The bed occupancy has been improved from 40% to 60% and surgical rate also improved significantly. The Institute is providing specialty services like Cardiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Urology and Psychiatry tropical diseases.
Vision:
The main objective of establishment of this institute is to improve quality health care in this backward region and make medical education accessible to all the eligible students of the region.
Mission:
College day is an important occasion for a social institute like RIMS. Every Social Institute is having a specific role and goal to fulfill. It should serve the needs of the people and satisfy the aspirations of the people. There will be always a gap between the aspirations and existing performance of the institutions. To improve quality and quantum of services, the system has to take up new policies and strategies and correcting the existing lacunae. From the time of inception to till date several developmental activities were taken up and it is an ongoing process.
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Publication(s):
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