RIMS foundation day to be celebrated today
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 13 2018:
Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) will be celebrating its 47th foundation day tomorrow.
A press release issued by Chairperson publicity Sub-committee of RIMS 47th foundation day celebration stated that RIMS, established in 1972, has significantly contributed in the field of medical science by imparting Undergraduate, Post Graduate and other courses and catering to the health care needs of the country particularly in the North Eastern Region as a tertiary medical institution.
The following course are offered in RIMS Imphal MBBS (100 seats/year), PG course in 23 disciplines (147 seats/year), M Ch course (2 seats/year), M Phil Clinical Psychology course (6 seats/year), B Sc Nursing (50 seats/year), B D S (50 seats/year), BASLP (Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology) course (10 seats/year), it stated.
Cardiology, Neurology, and GIS & MAS has been upgraded to full-fledged departments in 2018, it added.
RIMS, Imphal has catered to 3,95,527 numbers of OPD patients, i.e Casulty-1,21,236, indoor patients-42,888, 7,245 (major) and 4,595 (minor) surgical operations and 11,645 deliveries were conducted in the last one year.
The press statement recalled that Anupriya Patel, Minister of State, Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India inaugurated Digital Payment System in RIMS Hospital on 31 May 2017.The Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt of India has complemented and selected RIMS, Imphal along with AIIMS, New Delhi for interaction with Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad with persons availing benefits of e-Hospital for easy excess of health facilities.
Under this program, Online Registration System (ORS) facility is available to OPD patients through the website www.ors.gov.in, it stated.
RIMS, Imphal is also implementing various schemes and programs of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gol such as Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram and availing Direct Benefit Transfer to the beneficiaries.
The Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) scheme is fully implemented in RIMS Hospital.
This scheme is a pioneering health assurance scheme initiated by the State Govt which provides Rs 2 lakh per eligible families every year.
RIMS is prepared to implement Ayusman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission which will benefit upto Rs 5 lakh per family per year.