Shankar Netralaya Hospitals

Name :

Shankar Netralaya Hospitals

Address  :

No. 18, College Road
Nungambakkam

Town  :

Chennai

State  :

Tamil Nadu

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

600006

Phone  :

91 044 28271616

Fax  :

91 044 28254180

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

mrf@snmail.org

Description

Sankara Nethralaya

It was in 1976 when addressing a group of doctors His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswathi the Sankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam spoke of the need to create a hospital with a missionary spirit

His words marked the beginning of a long journey to do Gods own work

On the command of His Holiness Dr Sengamedu Srinivasa Badrinath along with a group of philanthropists founded a charitable notforprofit eye hospital

One that would bring worldclass eye care to the people of India One that would adopt a single standard of care for all rich or poor One that would share the fruits of its knowledge and spread its concept of care to distant parts of this country

In a solemn function held at the premises of the Vijaya Hospital with Semmangudi Srinivasa Aiyer offering the prayer Mrs Dr T Agarwal inaugurated the project

On the auspicious day of Vinayaka Chaturthi the sixth day of September in the year 1978 the hospital came into existence

It was named Sankara Nethralaya which means quotThe Temple of the Eyequot The long journey for vision with a mission began

In 33 years the hospital has gained international excellence and is acclaimed for its quality care and compassion Sankara Nethralaya today has grown into a super specialty institution for ophthalmic care and receives patients from all over the country and from abroad Sankara Nethralaya family today has over 1000 individuals with one vision to propagate the Nethralaya philosophy the place of our work is an Alaya and Work will be our worship which we shall do with sincerity dedication and utmost love with a missionary spirit

Sankara Nethralaya has been described by Shri Nani A Palkivala an eminent legal expert and former Indian Ambassador to USA as the quotBest Managed Charitable Organization in Indiaquot Sir Ratan Tata Trust has observed Sankara Nethralaya as a High Performing Knowledge Institution mission driven a proven track record acknowledged nationally and internationally for its expertise and excellence in Ophthlmic care with almost all eye subspecialities good management systems a vibrant set of human resources and a participative system of decisionmaking

Vision Statement
Be the center of excellence in delivering total eye care for all and spreading knowledge through Education and Training and carrying India centric Research for alleviating visual morbidity

Mission Statement
The mission of Sankara Nethralaya is to provide Total Eyecare solutions of highest standards to all sections of community through a team of competent committed and compassionate professionals in a patientfriendly environment
Sankara Nethralaya is also committed to create a CENTRE of Excellence for ophthalmic professionals for continuously updating their knowledge through Education Training and carrying innovative India centric Research to benefit the entire ophthalmic communityIn all our undertakings we will be guided by the underlying philosophy of Sankara Nethralaya

Sankara Nethralaya Philosophy
Let the word Sankara of Sankara Nethralaya ever remind me and my associates His Holiness command that there be a missionary Spirit in the project
Let the word Nethralaya constantly remind me and my colleagues that the place of our work is an Alaya Work will be our Worship which we shall do with sincerity dedication and utmost Love

On an average 1200 patients walk through our doors and 100 surgeries are performed every day In our journey for excellence we have received many awards and appreciation of our efforts And we still have a long way to go