Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences

Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) in Mukundapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a multispeciality, tertiary care unit of Narayana Health group. It received accreditation from the NABH in 2014.[1] RTIICS is the group's main hospital in Eastern India, with a primary catchment area of Kolkata. The hospital also treats patients from neighbouring districts, North-Eastern states as well as from neighbouring countries and continents such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Africa and Myanmar.[2] It specialises in cardiology,[3] neurology, neurosurgery, nephrology and urology.[4]

Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences
Narayana Health
Geography
LocationRabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Stadium Colony, Mukundapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
TypeMulti-speciality
NetworkNarayana Health
Services
StandardsNABH
Emergency department24x7
Links
Websitenarayanahealth.org

RTIICS, a unit of Asia Heart Foundation, was established in April 2000 by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, founder and chairman of Narayana Health. Early in 2016, RTIICS announced the establishment of ‘Stride’,[5] a clinical centre offering multidisciplinary care for vascular diseases and traumas. Apart from vascular surgery, Stride is supported by an endocrinologist, radiologist, physiotherapist, counselor and other specialists.[6]

References
  1. "Patient From Bangladesh Fit for Renal Transplant After Undergoing Bariatric Surgery at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences". prnewswire.co.in.
  2. "Kolkata's hospital operates bypass surgery of a Bangladeshi girl successfully". sify.com.
  3. "More Than 10,000 Pediatric Cardiology Procedures Successfully Done on Little Children Born With Heart Ailments". prnewswire.com.
  4. "Bengal leads in organ donation". The Times of India. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. "RTIICS launches 'Stride': A comprehensive vascular clinic". echoofindia.com. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
  6. "Rabindranath Tagore Hospital". Full Details Information.
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