Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)

The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), established on 15 August 2002 by upgrading the then RMCH, is a medical institute of in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, India. The college is an autonomous body established under an act of Jharkhand Assembly and is one of the premier medical colleges in the state and India.

The institute was established in 1960 and was originally called Rajendra Medical College Hospital after Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. The Medical College Hospital came into existence in February 1965.Dr N.L. Mitra was the first principal of the college. Dr. K.P. Shrivastava was the first director of the Institute after it was renamed.Currently RIMS is in news for its up gradation. The Institute provides free medical service to the patients along with essential drugs.

Mission:
They are dedicated to provide excellent and affordable health care services to the people we serve. We care for the sick and believe in treating all with respect and dignity which comes from compassion and collaboration of their doctors, staff and students.

Vision:
“To deliver medical services of the highest standard where excellence, compassion and innovation set the standards, where interests of the patients and their families hold top priority, where technology is state-of-the-art, where their faculty, students and staff experience an efficient and cooperative atmosphere and where today`s education and research leads to tomorrow’s cure”.