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Gurudev was a doctor in his pre-monastic career and continued
to have medical services as an integral part of his divine mission throughout
his life. The Swami Sivananda Hospital is the most visible expression
of this interest.
The Hospital has a 30-bed ward, operation theatre, pharmacy, X-ray unit,
laboratory, gynecological services, and outpatient and in-patient care
by three senior doctors along with other attending physicians. Over 500
patients are treated on average each day.
Each week the rural wing of the Hospital visits a small village high in
the hills to render medical aid. In addition, every Friday an eye specialist
attends outpatients and performs surgery, and an eye camp has also been
organized during which a number of cataract surgeries were done. As with
all of the charitable services rendered by Sivananda Ashram, the patient
care, medicines and medical treatment are all given without fee.
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