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{{Infobox hospital<br />
| name = INHS Sanjivani<br />
| org_group = [[Indian Navy]]<br />
| image = [[File:Bird’s eye view of INHS Sanjivani (2).jpg|300px|center]]<br />
| caption = Aerial view of the hospital complex<br />
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| region = [[Willingdon Island]], [[Kochi]]<br />
| state = [[Kerala]]<br />
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| funding = Government<br />
| type = Naval Hospital<br />
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| beds = 333<br />
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|8 March 1958}}<ref name="Sanjivani">{{Cite web|title = INHS Sanjivani|url = https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inhs-sanjivani|author = [[Indian Navy]]|accessdate = 28 May 2020}}</ref><br />
| website = [https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inhs-sanjivani INHS Sanjivani]<br />
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'''INHS Sanjivani''' is a multi-speciality hospital of the [[Indian Navy]] at [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]] under the [[Southern Naval Command]]. It is the largest military hospital in the states of Kerala and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="Sanjivani2">{{Cite web|title = INHS Sanjivani Achieves Rare Feat|url = https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/inhs-sanjivani-achieves-rare-feat|author = [[Indian Navy]]|accessdate = 28 May 2020}}</ref> It is the nodal hospital for ships and other naval units at Kochi. The hospital also provides medical cover and aid to civil authorities as required, including disaster relief operations. <br />
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== History ==<br />
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INHS Sanjivani traces its origins to the establishment of a Medical Inspection Room for [[INS Venduruthy|HMIS Venduruthy]] in 1943. A dental centre started function alongside the MI room in 1952. The present hospital was commissioned as a 75-bed facility on 8 March 1958 and named after [[Sanjivani (Hinduism)|the mythological herb]] mentioned in the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] epic [[Ramayana]]. The crest of the establishment depicts [[Hanuman]]'s hand carrying the mountain growing the Sanjivani herb, with a background of coconut trees and blue white sea waves representing the coast of Kerala. The bed strength has increased since the inception of the hospital and now stands at 333.<ref name="Sanjivani" /><br />
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The post of the commanding office was upgraded from [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Surgeon Captain]] to [[Commodore (India)|Surgeon Commodore]] in 2008. The modular operation theatre and [[CT scan]] complex were inaugurated in 2009.<ref name="Sanjivani" /><br />
A state-of-the-art MRI center was inaugurated at the hospital in May 2016.<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|title = MRI centre set up at INHS Sanjivani|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/MRI-centre-set-up-at-INHS-Sanjivani/articleshow/52225235.cms|author = [[The Times of India]]|accessdate = 28 May 2020}}</ref> The campus also hosts a Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinic, the first under the [[Southern Naval Command]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2012/Apr/16/echs-to-open-polyclinic-today-358987.html|title=ECHS to Open Polyclinic Today|date=2012-05-17|access-date=2024-03-11}}</ref><br />
==Achievements==<br />
[[File:INHS Sanjivani Unit Citation by Chief of Naval Staff.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Chief of Naval Staff Unit Citation]]<br />
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The hospital was awarded the ''Unit Citation'' by the by Chief of Naval Staff in 2003 and the Director General Medical Services (Navy) Trophy for the best Naval Hospital in 2016.<ref name="Sanjivani2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/indiannavy/status/802001388276477952?lang=en|title=INHS Sanjivani, the Naval Hospital at Kochi bags the best Naval Hospital trophy constituted by DG Med Services Navy|date=2016-11-25|access-date=2024-03-11}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Armed Forces Hospitals In India]]<br />
* [[Indian Navy]]<br />
* [[Southern Naval Command]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Military hospitals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Medical installations of the Indian Navy|Patan]]<br />
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