Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences

Campus Location: Hyderabad

Located in The Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences had its beginning as Nizam's Orthopedic Hospital established by the Nizam's Charitable Trust on 22.12.64 to treat Orthopaedic patients. The Orthopaedic Hospital was handed over by the Nizam's Charitable Trust to the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh on 13.2.76 with a view to develop other specialists in addition to Orthopaedic speciality. An autonomous institution known as Institute of Medical Sciences was also started separately on 17.3.80 registered under Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public Societies Registration Act to develop it as a super speciality Hospital. But the objectives envisaged in both the Institutions could not be achieved fully as the later has not been taken seriously. Therefore the Institute of Orthopaedics and specialities maintained by Govt. was handed over to the Institute of Medical Sciences on 25.3.86 and they were renamed as Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences with autonomous status for the speedy growth of the superspeciality Hospital. After recognizing the rapid growth of the Institution, the State Government has conferred the status of a University on Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences by enactment of State Legislature w.e.f 18.6.89 with the primary objective of creating a center of excellence for providing medical care, educational and research facilities of high order and to start Postgraduate and Paramedical courses. Accordingly postgraduate courses leading to MS/MD/DM/M.Ch. in addition to B.Sc.(Nursing degree and Bachelor of Physiotherapy heve been started). The university grants commission, Medical Council of India recognizes the degrees awarded by this Institute. University of Health Sciences, National Board of Examinations and Royal College of Radiologists, UK., to provide for post graduate teaching and conduct of research in the relevant disciplines of modern medicine and allied sciences, including interdisciplinary fields of physical and Biological sciences, Inspired by the objectives, the Medical and Management professionals of NIMS are striving for excellence. As part of it, several courses have been organized under different disciplines. NIMS is recognized by University Grants Commission and Medical Council of India., The administration of NIMS is carried out under the supervision of Governing Council, Executive Board, Director and other statutory bodies., NIMS is located at the prime centre of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and spread over an area of about 23 acres. It has the constructed area of more than Six lakh sq.ft. The recently constructed giant structure, i.e., Millennium Block, itself has added an area of about one sixth of the total space., This Institute extends its services through 28 Departments. Out of them, 16 are Super and Broad Specialties and others are Supporting Departments., The Institute has a bed strength of 985 beds, out of which 684 are in General Wards, 117 in private rooms and 184 in emergency and post operative care. The average number of out-patients visiting the hospital per day is about 1275, and the number of in-patients admitted per day is about 80. The average bed occupancy is over, As on date, this University has a cadre strength of about 2219 staff members. which includes Faculty-139, Residents (students)-172, Junior and Senior Residents-43, Medical Officers & Senior Medical Officers-14, College of Nursing & School of Nursing-6, College of Physiotheraphy-6, Offcers-14, Ministerial-149, Paramedical-304, Nursing-426, Class IV-115, Consolidated Staff-21, Fessey workers about 810 and the remaining for other categories. Interestingly NIMS has been consistently maintaining a very good patient doctor ratio of about. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.