Welcome to SSSIHMS, Whitefield
Welcome to Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield. This hospital is a tertiary care institution that caters to the specialties of: Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery.
The following information is a general guide for patients who would like to avail the free medical care at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield.
Before You Come
When Visitors May Come
Attendant Passes
How Do I Register as a Patient?
From Appointment to OPD
Appointment. The patient is required to call patient help desk 080-47104600 to get an appointment. Then will get an SMS with appointment date and timing.
Gate No.2. At Gate No.2, you will need to show the appointment SMS to the security. You may then proceed to the Screening / Reception block.
Screening / Reception block. Here you will be directed to the appropriate section — cardiac or neuro. The doctors will evaluate your condition and advise you accordingly. Once advised by the doctors in the screening block to approach the OPD, you may proceed to the appropriate OPD.
Out Patient Department. As you enter the main hall of the hospital, the Cardiac OPD is to your left hand side and the Neuro OPD is across the hall on your right hand side. There will be volunteers at the entrance to guide you to the appropriate OPD.
How to Reach the Hospital
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, EPIP Area, Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066. Patients report at Gate No. 2 with their appointment SMS.
24 km. Volvo and regular BMTC services run from Platform 17 — routes 319 F (direct to SSSIHMS), 304 J, 326 E, 319 C, 334 J, 304 H and 333 E.
40 km. The Volvo BIAS service runs to Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ashram, Kadugodi; the hospital is 5 km further by bus, taxi or autorickshaw.
10 km. Taxicabs are available at both airports and at the railway station, where there is also a prepaid autorickshaw counter.
Whitefield. Buses to Hope Farm and Kadugodi serve the hospital.
What Is the Procedure for Revisit Patients?
On the Day of Admission
Care After You Return Home
The department of telemedicine, SSSIHMS, Whitefield is part of the Sri Sathya Sai Tele-health Network that includes both the sister institutions at Prasanthigram and Whitefield.
Need for Sri Sathya Sai Telehealth Network. India is a vast country with its population widely distributed over a diverse landscape. Modern health care is yet to make inroads to the majority of the populace residing in rural India. One thrust area in vogue is the field of Telemedicine. Due to the non-commercial nature of the treatment provided at SSSIHMS, the hospital receives patients from all over India and even from many SAARC countries like Nepal and Bangladesh. A large number of these patients are below poverty line and some cannot afford to even travel the distance to avail the free and quality services of SSSIHMS. The telemedicine facility at SSSIHMS aims at reaching out to these patients in their geographical areas providing both diagnosis and counseling without them having to traverse the distance and incur avoidable expense.
Mission. The mission of the Sri Sathya Sai Telehealth Network is to leverage the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and extend the reach of quality medical care provided free of cost by Sri Sathya Sai Health System for patients requiring neurosurgical care.
What the Network Seeks to Do
Scaling the Network
The scope of Sri Sathya Sai Telehealth Network can also be scaled to meet the referrals for neurosurgical support from sister institutions like SSSGH-Whitefield, SSSIHMS-Prasanthi Gram, Sri Sathya Sai Mobile Hospital and any other associated institutions. The possibility of integrating the telemedicine application provided by ISRO with the eHIS and PACS functional at SSSIHMS-Whitefield will enhance the scope of the project and will have an impact on the delivery of telehealth services positively.
Through successful integration of telemedicine services in its routine clinical care, SSSIHMS expects to achieve a “right service mix” that is both timely and distance insensitive, ensuring maximum efficiency and effectiveness in optimal utilization of its resources.
What the Network Must Still Solve
Where Tele-Consultations Are Held
West Bengal — Barrackpore
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Kendra, 1, Riverside Road (Beside Mangal Pandey Park), Barrackpore Cantonment, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas, Pin 700120, West Bengal. Telephone: 033-25450329 · telemedbkp@gmail.com
Odisha — Bhubaneswar
Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti, Unit III, Kharavel Nagar (Opp. Nalini Devi Women’s College of Teacher Education), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Pin 769 010. Phone: 0674-2391090, 8895268090 · telemedbbsr@gmail.com
Consultation in Neuro and Cardiac Post-Operative Care
Sri Sathya Sai Telehealth Network offers consultation in Neuro and Cardiac post operative care for patients operated at SSSIHMS.
Patients who are diagnosed with such ailments, who have already consulted a doctor and have previous medical records (reports/scans) readily available, may approach the nodal center.
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences
Address
EPIP Area, Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066, Karnataka, INDIA.
Telephone
080 47104600 — Help Desk (only for PATIENT ENTRY) · 080 2800 4600 — General Enquiry · 080 28004763 — College of Nursing · 080 2800 4640 — Academics · 080 2800 4641 — HR dept.