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 centre 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 lakh.

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

1. SIVASANKAR (MBBS DLO ENT)
2. PRABHA (MBBS DLO ENT)
3. RADHA RAMAKRISHNAN (MBBS GENERAL)
4. GURUMURTHY (M.D GENERAL)
5. KANDAVELU (MBBS.DCH PEADIATRIC)
6. RANGARAJAN E (MBBS GENERAL)
7. NANDAKUMAR RAO (MBBS GENERAL)
8. SUSEELA VAITHEESWARAN (MBBS GENERAL)
9. RADHA CHANDRA SEKAR (BDS DENTAL)
10. SRIDEVI (BDS DENTAL)
11. RAMYA (BDS DENTAL)
12. NAGAIAH CHETTY (MBBS DCH PEADIATRIC)
13. JANAKI MAHADEVAN (MBBS DCH PEADIATRIC)
14. LALITHA KUMARI  (MBBS GYE) 
15. PRABHAKAR (MBBS. SONOLOGIST) SCAN
16. SHASHIKALA (MBBS  SONOLOGIST) SCAN
17. Gangadevi .M.D.R.D (SCAN)
18. PREM KUMAR (MBBS MD DM) ENDO
19. PALANISAMY (MBBS  MD DM)  ENDO
20. USHA SRINIVAS (MBBS  MD DM) ENDO
21. VENKATADRI (MBBS MS) (ORTHO)
22. RAM BABU (MBBS MS) (ORTHO)
23. CHAMPAKAM (MBBS MS) (SURGEON)
24. SAMPATH KUMAR (MBBS  MD DM) (SKIN)
25. PARVATHI PADMANABHAN (MBBS  MD DM) (SKIN)
26. SUBHA (MBBS MD) (SKIN)
27. VIJAYA GANAPATHY (MBBS  MD DM) (THYROID)
28. RIAZ SHERIFF (MBBS MD) (DIABETIC)
29. RAVINDRAN MD (HOMEO)
30. RAJASEKAR (MDS) (DENTAL)
31. SHARMILA HUSSAIN (MDS) (DENTAL)
32. GOMATHI VENKATARAMAN (MBBS DCH) (PEADIATRIC)
33. SARADA (D OPT) (EYE)
34. SRINIVAS (MBBS  MD DM) (CARDIOLOGIST)
35. DHANASIVAM (MD) (MEDICINE)
36. SUNDARAM (MD) (MEDICINE)
37. RAVINDRAN (MD) (MEDICINE)