There are in total 48 Ayurved hospitals, out of which 29 are run by Govt., 11 are transferred to respective District Panchayats and 8 are Grant-in-aid hospitals. In these hospitals, patients are treated at indoor as well as outdoor level. The hospitals having 20 beds or more are facilitated with Panchkarma treatment. The Panchkarma method of treatment has been proved to be a radically effective method of treatment for the stubborn and chronic diseases. Kshaarsootra, Raktmokhshana types of special Ayurved treatment are available at some of the big hospitals. Bone setting facilities have also been provided at Akhandanand Govt. Ayurved hospital and Smt. M.A.H. Govt. Ayurved hospital, Ahmedabad. To provide speedy treatment, the kitchens and Panchkarma departments of hospitals are facilitated with gas connections..
The name and addresses , bed strength, telephone numbers and other details of the Ayurved Hospitals of the State are as follows:
No. | Name and address of hospitals | Beds | Type | Phone Number |
1 | Govt. Akhandanand Ayurved hospital, opp: Tilak baug, Bhadra, Ahmedabad |
150 | Govt. Attached with college | 079 / 5507796 |
2 | Smt. Tapibai Govt, Ayurved hospital , Nr. S.T.stand, Panwadi, Bhavnagar. |
100 | Govt. Attached with college | 0278 / 423941 |
3 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, opp:Pani gate, Aajwa road, Vadodara. |
100 | Govt. Attached with college | 0265 / 561872 563687 o.p.d |
4 | Govt.Ayurved hospital, Pancheshwar road, Nr. Geeta talkies, Junagadh. |
100 | Govt. Attached with college | 0285 / 620334 |
5 | Smt. Maniben Amaratlal Hargovandas Govt Ayurved hospital, Asarava, Ahmedabad-16 |
120 | Govt. | 079 / 2686269 |
6 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Sector :22, Gandhinagar |
50 | Govt. | 079 / 3222509 |
7 | Smt. Maniben Amaratlal Hargovandas Govt. Ayurved hospital, Popatpura, Godhra. |
40 | Govt. | 02672 / 42770 |
8 | Ayurved Research ward, C/O New civil hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad-16 |
30 | Govt. | 079 / 2683721 2123721 Ext:1322 |
9 | Shree G.K. Govt. Ayurved hospital & Monghibai maternity home, karanpara, street no:36, Rajkot |
30 | Govt. | 0281 / 227806 |
10 | Late Maniben Chandulal Patel Govt. Ayurved hospital, Piplata Ta: Nadiad. Dist: Kheda |
20 | Govt. | 0268 / 59723 |
11 | Sheth Foolchand Shivchand Govt. Ayurved hospital, Aanklav, Ta : Aanklav, Dist: Anand |
20 | Govt. | 0278 / 413214 |
12 | Soorajba Govt. Ayurved hospital, Khambholaj Ta: Anand, Dist: Anand |
25 | Govt. | 02692 / 75175 |
13 | Shree Harilal Maneklal Desai Govt. Ayurved hospital, Dakor road, kapadwanj, Dist:Nadiad |
20 | Govt. | 02691 / 72169 |
14 | Sheth Shree Bhogilal Laherchand Govt. Ayurved hospital, Gungadi darwaja , Patan ,Dist: Patan |
20 | Govt. | 02766 / 20473 |
15 | Rasvaidya Shree Nagindas Chhaganlal Govt. Ayurved hospital, B/h,Bank of Baroda, Unza. Dist: Mahesana. |
20 | Govt. | 02767 / 53509 |
16 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Bindu Sarovar road, Sidhdhapur, Dist: Patan |
20 | Govt. | 02767 / 21855 |
17 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Taluka Panchayat Build. Javanpura, Idar, Dist: Sabarkantha. |
20 | Govt. | 02778 / 51672 |
18 | Shree Muktiranjan Jain Govt. Ayurved hospital, Limdi, Ta: Zalod, Dist: Dahod. |
20 | Govt. | 02779 / 36351 |
19 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Mengusi hospital compound, Bilimora, Dist: Valsad. |
20 | Govt. | 02634 / 85724 |
20. | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Ahwa, Dist: Dangs. |
20 | Govt. | 02631 / 20168 |
21 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Jubili Medan, Bhuj,Dist: Kachchha. |
15 | Govt. | 02832 / 20709 |
22 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Near Swaminarayan temple, Surendranagar, |
15 | Govt. | 02752 / 22603 |
23 | Mahendrasinhjee Govt. Ayurved hospital, Morbi, Dist: Rajkot. |
20 | Govt. | 02822 / 40696 |
24 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Savjeepara, Amreli. |
15 | Govt. | 02792 / 23553 |
25 | Shree Nanalal Harilal Mathuriya Govt. Ayurved hospital, Ram tekri road, Talaja, Dist:Bhavnagar |
20 | Govt. | 02842 / 22123 |
26 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Jodiya, Dist: Jamnagar. |
20 | Govt. | 02893 / 22385 |
27 | Govt. Ayurved hospital. Vadgam, Dist: Banaskantha. |
20 | Govt. | 02739 / 62798 |
28 | Shree M.C.Modi Govt.Ayurved hospital, Devgadh bariya, Dist: Dahod |
20 | Govt. | 02678/ 21399 |
29 | Govt. Ayurved hospital, Vijalpore, Dist:Navsari. |
20 | Govt. | 02637/ 41258 |
30 | Ayurved hospital , Magodi, Ta: Dahegam, Dist: Ahmedabad |
6 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
31 | Ayurved hospital, Netrang, Ta: Valiya, Dist: Bharuch. |
10 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. | - |
32 | Ayurved hospital,Wankaner, Ta: Savli ,Dist: Vadodara. |
8 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. | - |
33 | Ayurved hospital, Nada, Ta: Dabhoi, Dist: Vadodara. |
10 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
34 | Ayurved hospital,Chapaldhara, Ta: Chikhli , Dist: Navsari. |
10 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
35 | Ayurved hospital, Kenpurkampa, Ta: Bayad, Dist:Sabarkantha. |
5 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
36 | Ayurved hospital, Pal, Ta: Vijaynagar, Dist: Sabarkantha. |
10 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
37 | Ayurved hospital, Bankhor, Ta: Himatnagar, Dist: Sabarkantha. |
5 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
38 | Ayurved hospital, Goral, Ta:Idar,Dist: Sabarkantha. |
5 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
39 | Ayurved hospital, Asta Ta: Kamrej,Dist:Surat |
10 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
40 | Ayurved hospital, Unchamala, Ta:Vyara, Dist:Surat |
10 | Transffered to Dist.Panch. |
- |
41 | Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Ayurved hospital (Attached with college), Station road Surat. | 150 | G.I.A Attached with colleges |
0261 / 7423412 |
42 | Shree P.D.Patel Ayurved hospital, (Attached with college) College road, Nadiad. |
125 | G.I.A Attached with college | 0268 / 21530 |
43 | Shree Raja Narayanlal Pittie Ayurved hospital (Attached with college) Kareli baug, Vadodara. | 90 | G.I.A Attached with college |
0265 / 415038 559518 |
44 | Sheth S.G.Shah Ayurved hospital (Attached with college, Lodara, Ta:Mansa, Dist: Gandhinagar |
100 | G.I.A Attached with college | 02763 / 85464 |
45 | Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurved Chikitsalaya (Attached with college) Dhanvatari Mandir, Jamnagar |
105 | G.I.A Attached with college Run byGuj. .Ayu.Uni | 0288 / 676855 |
46 | Vivekanand Ayurved hospital, Maninagar, Ahmedabad |
25 | Grant- in Aid | 079 / 2774170 |
47 | Shree D.M.Nariyawala Ayurved hospital, Dabhoi, Dist: Vadodara. |
10 | Grant- in Aid | 02663/ 56657 |
48 | Shree A.T.Shah Ayurved hospital, Bharuch. |
40 | Grant- in Aid | 02642/ 32385, 31119 |
Total 48 Ayurved Hospitals | 1850 |
Summary
Discription | No. of Hospitals | Beds |
Govt. Ayurved hospitals | 29 | 1116 |
Ayurved hospitals transferred to District Panchayats | 11 | 89 |
G.A.I. Ayurved hospitals | 8 | 645 |
Total | 48 | 1850 |
Besides the hospitals, Govt. sees to it that Ayurvedic treatment is made available to the rural, tribal and remote areas where there are no medical facilities through Ayurved dispensaries. There are in total 780 such dispensaries in the State, out of which 490 are class II & 290 are class III Dispensaries. The details are as follows
No. | Districts | No.of dispensaries Class -II |
No.of dispensaries Class -III |
Total |
1 | Ahmedabad | 25 | 7 | 32 |
2 | Amreli | 18 | 29 | 57 |
3 | Anand | 16 | 1 | 17 |
4 | Banaskantha | 26 | 1 | 27 |
5 | Bharuch | 16 | 0 | 16 |
6 | Bhavnagar | 20 | 49 | 69 |
7 | Dahod | 20 | 0 | 20 |
8 | Dangs | 9 | 0 | 9 |
9 | Gandhinagar | 17 | 4 | 21 |
10 | Jamnagar | 13 | 44 | 57 |
11 | Junagadh | 21 | 24 | 45 |
12 | Kachchh | 18 | 3 | 21 |
13 | Kheda | 15 | 1 | 16 |
14 | Mahesana | 17 | 4 | 21 |
15 | Narmada | 13 | 2 | 15 |
16 | Navsari | 16 | 0 | 16 |
17 | Panchmahal | 21 | 0 | 21 |
18 | Patan | 12 | 3 | 15 |
19 | Porbandar | 6 | 10 | 16 |
20. | Rajkot | 22 | 39 | 61 |
21 | Sabarkantha | 38 | 4 | 42 |
22 | Surat | 38 | 5 | 43 |
23 | Surendranagar | 23 | 44 | 67 |
24 | Vadodara | 34 | 3+1smp | 38 |
25 | Valsad | 16 | 2 | 16 |
Total | 490 | 290 | 780 |
Summary
Type of Dispensaries | No. of Dispensaries |
Class- II ( Ayurved ) | 490 |
Class –III ( Ayurved ) | 290 |
Total Ayurved Dispensaries | 780 |
Ayurved dispensaries, Class II, have been started by the State Govt. Under de-centralization of administration, some of the class-II dispensaries are transferred to respective district Panchayats, while class – III dispensaries are started and run by district Panchayats. Such dispensaries get grants @ 50% and 100%, while some of them are run by the respective district panchayat's own funds ( Swabhandol. Medical officer Cl – II in pay scale of Rs. 8000-275-13500 and Vaidya Cl-III in pay scale of Rs. 5500-175-9000 are posted in class-II & class-III dispensaries respectively.
Mobile Ayurved dispensaries
Apart from all these Ayurvedic health services, Health and Family Welfare Department has also started running mobile dispensaries with a view to providing health care to the people who cannot go to the hospital or dispensaries which are far from their villages. In 1999-2000, under Special Component Plan, 4 mobile dispensaries have been sanctioned and started . The centres under S.C.P. are determined so that the population of Scheduled Castes can avail these services more easily . In the same way, in 2000-2001, 1 Mobile dispensary was sanctioned at Surat to cover tribal areas of south Gujarat. Total mobile dispensaries functioning in the State are as follows:-
No. | Place | Details |
1 | Junagadh | Sanctioned under S.C.P (attached with Govt. Ayurved Hospital ) |
2 | Bilimora Dist:Valsad | Sanctioned under S.C.P (attached with Govt. Ayurved Hospital ) |
3 | Vadgam Dist:Banaskantha | Sanctioned under S.C.P (attached with Govt. Ayurved Hospital ) |
4 | Idar Dist:Sabarkantha | Sanctioned under S.C.P (attached with Govt. Ayurved Hospital ) |
5 | Surat | Attached with District Ayurved Officer, Surat in tribal area. |
6 | Ahmedabad | Attached with Smt. M.A.H. Govt. Ayurved hospital . |
7 | Ahmedabad | Attached with Govt. Akhandanand Ayurved hospital . |
8 | Gandhinagar | Attached with Govt. Ayurved hospital , Sector :22 |
9 | Santarampur Dist: Panchmahal | Mobile Ayurved dispensary , Santrampur Dist: Panchmahal. |
10 | Rajkot | Sanctioned for Earthquake stricken area, and Attached with District Ayurved Officer. |
11 | Jamnagar | Sanctioned for Earthquake stricken area, and Attached with District Ayurved Officer. |
12 | Surendranagar | Sanctioned for Earthquake stricken area, and Attached with District Ayurved Officer. |
13 | Bhuj Dist: Kachchh. | Sanctioned for Earthquake stricken area of Kachchha District and attached with District Ayurved Officer. |
14 | Bhuj Dist: Kachchh | Sanctioned for Earthquake stricken area of Bhuj city and attached with District Ayurved Officer |
AIDS Research Centres
In pursuance of the recommendations made in the National Seminar on Medicinal Plants & Traditional Medical Knowledge and Workshop on Management of Incurable Diseases like AIDS held on February 12-13 of 1999 at Saputara (Dangs), Govt. has appointed a Research Committee to explore the possibilities of identifying suitable remedies for intractable diseases like AIDS by Ayurveda and other Traditional Medical Knowledge. The Research Committee consists of 14 official and non official members. It has advisory and facilitative role in the field of collaborative research.
For this research work, 2 AIDS centres have already been established by the Govt. One is functioning in the name of " AIDS Rog Sushrusha evam Sanshodhan Kendra '' at Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Ayurved Hospital attached with Ayurved college , Surat; and the other is functioning at I.P.G.T.& R, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar. AIDS patients are treated there by Rasayan Chikitsa – a special treatment through Ayurved.