Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, is the first branch centre of Sri Ramakrishna Math and Mission in South India. On his return from the West, Swami Vivekananda sent Swami Ramakrishnananda, one of his brother disciple, to Chennai in 1897 to start a centre. It was first housed at the Vivekanandar lllam on the Marina, and was afterwards shifted to the present site in Mylapore. The Math started its Charitable Dispensary in 1925 to render service to the poor and helpless patients in and around the locality. The late Rao Saheb Dr. B. Raghavendra Rao, retired Civil Surgeon, placed his voluntary services at the disposal of the institution and undertook to meet the entire recurring expenditure of the work. The devoted and self-sacrificing services of other eminent doctors as well as lay devotees have enabled this Dispensary to grow into a very useful centre of medical relief and diagnostic center in the heart of Chennai. During its first year the total number of patients treated was only 970, whereas in the year 2009-2010 the number was more than 2 lakhs.
About 30 Doctors render their services purely as a labor of love. A monastic member looks after the day to day administration of the Dispensary. He is assisted by a band of dedicated staff and volunteers. Their Self-sacrificing service is helping its smooth function. On an average, 700 patients per day avail the medical facilities here.
Most of the medicines are given free of cost. Stock mixtures, tablets, lotions, ointments, syrups etc. come under this category. However, costly medicines like tonics, antibiotics, drugs, multivitamin drops for children injections etc are given at a very nominal charge.
We have the following Departments:
GENRAL, EYE, ENT, DENTAL, PEDIATRICS, DIABETOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, GYNEACOLOGY, THYROID, ORTHOPAEDIC, HOMEOPATHY, CARDIOLOGY, PHYSIOTHERAPHY etc…
Investigations:
LABORATRY, SCAN, DIGITAL XRAY, ECG, ENDOSCOPY, COLONOSCOPY, etc…
Working Hours of Sri Ramakrishna Math Charitable Dispensary:
8.00 am to 11.30 & 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm
For Donation towards Dispensary Please click here and select "Medical- Charitable and Diagnostic Dispensary" in the Donation page
Rehabilitation Of Leprosy Afflicted Persons
Written by Web Admin - Sri Ramakrishna Math, ChennaiRehabilitation of Leprosy Afflicted Persons (LAPs), a programme to rehabilitate the leprosy affected persons, was started in the year 1988 by Revered Swami Tapasyanandaji Maharaj. Over the last 20 years 1000 affected persons have been rehabilitated. Our aim is to make sure that these people are integrated back into the society. We have formed 10 Self Help Groups with 100 members. The SHG’s meet on second Saturday of every month.
At present Dr. Gunashekaran, Kings Institute, Chennai, along with his team of doctors is conducting the P.O.D camp with Amnion method on every Saturday to heal the ulcers and to regain the lost sensation. We are able to 
see improvement in healing ulcers and some patients are regaining sensation. If the regaining of sensation in extremities is achieved, it would be a great milestone in Medical Science.
The Road to Rehabilitation:
- About fifty LAPs were benefited by Cataract Surgery performed by the Sankar Nethralaya Eye Hospital.
- We have so far helped 60 LAPs to get registered with the Tamil Nadu Handicapped Welfare Board. We have helped about 60 LAPs to receive pension from the District Collectors of Chennai and Kancheepuram. But still we are unable to get pension to all LAPs due to disability percentage fixed by Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board.
- We have helped about 40 LAPs to get free Bus passes.
- We have helped 15 LAPs who are unable to undertake any job, to get provisions worth about Rs. 1500 per month from Udhavum Ullangal, a charitable organisation based in Chennai, for the past six months.
- As the LAPs are often forced to change their residences in view of the antipathy of the owner, we have helped 10 members of the SHGs to get house allotment in Chemmanchery through the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board.
- The LAPs are being given training to produce simple household items like soap powder, phenyl, teddy bear, manufacturing chains etc.,
- We are conducting sports meet annually for the LAPs and their family. We are also helping them to participate in the sports meet being conducted by the Tamil Nadu Handicapped Federation.
- We are sponsoring the education of the children of LAPs.
- Eighteen children of LAPs are undergoing Nursing Assistant Training so that they may get Government job.
For the past 23 years, a Mobile Medical service is operating in the interior villages of Manali Firka, Chengalpattu District. A team of honorary Doctors, paramedical workers and volunteers are involved in this camp. They 
visit the village every Sunday in our Mobile Dispensary Van with medicines, tonics, etc. to serve the poor people. Every week, more than 350 patients are treated, at an expenditure of Rs.6,000/- per week. About 40 villages are covered by this scheme. Recently, preventive work has been started in Theeyambakkam village, and other villages will be taken up in due course. Immunization programme, health education, etc. are planned under this scheme. The aim is to provide total health care to every family in the village.
No. of cases treated between APR 2008 to MAR 2009: Male: 3191, Female: 6091, Children: 1277. Total: 10,559.
The following doctors render their service at the camp.
Dr. P. Suganthamani, M.B.B.S., B.C.B.,
Dr. Sivaprakash, M.B.B.S.,
Dr. Ravi, M.B.B.S., M.S., D.O.
Dr. Mrs. Anbarasi, M.B.B.S.
Dr. Mrs. Dhanalakshmi, M.B.B.S.
Dr. Mrs. Kalaivani, M.B.B.S.
Dr. Mrs. Mahalakshmi, M.B.B.S.
Dr. Saravanan, M.B.B.S. (D. ortho)
Dr. Madhusudanan, M.S., D.L.O.
Dr. Anitha, B.D.S.
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