About the Institute:
In 1969, and as a part of Gandhi Centenary Program, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences was proposed to be set up on the soil of Sevagram. It was decided that the Government of India, Maharashtra Government and the Kasturba Health society would share the expenditure on it in the proportion of 50:25:25. MGIMS came up as independent Indias first attempt give a new direction to rural health. Today it boasts of having groomed more than 2300 doctors. After more than three decades of its birth, MGIMS has come a long way. From a mere 15 bedded hospital to its 972 beds and a hospital with state of the art facilities, MGIMS has created its own small history. In 2014-2015, about 70,000 attended the outpatient department of the institute. More than 48,000 patients were admitted during this period. MGIMS has grown into an institute nursing the rural community with nominal fees. It has also been working towards its community oriented mission by working strongly with its alcohol and drug de-addiction centre, which is now in its eighth year. It has also implemented the concept of health insurance in rural areas. In 2014-15 as many as 68000 families around Sevagram have availed this facility.
Vision:
Medical Education
•To evolve an integrated pattern of medical education
•To provide value-based and cost-effective medical education with a community oriented approach
•To teach and train doctors with a focus on rural orientation
Health Service
•To provide state-of-the-art health care facilities at affordable cost
•To evolve a comprehensive health care delivery system consonant to the needs of the community
•To empower the community by involving them in their own healthcare
•To provide accessible and affordable health care, primarily to underprivileged rural communities
Research
•To conduct appropriate and community-based research on priority health issues
•To promote research in Indian systems of medicine along with allopathic medicine.
