GNRC
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| Private | |
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah[1] |
| Headquarters | Guwahati, India |
Area served | Northeast India |
| Website | http://www.gnrchospitals.com |
GNRC (formerly known as Guwahati Neurological Research Centre), is the first super specialty healthcare centre in North East India.[1] It was established in 1987 by neurologist Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah. At present it operates three hospitals - GNRC Dispur, GNRC Sixmile and GNRC Medical.[2]
Founder
Chairman and Managing Director of GNRC, Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah is a neurologist.[3] He received his medical degree from Guwahati Medical College in 1975 and joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi as Senior Resident, where he completed three years’ training in Neurology, leading to DM degree. In 1984, to address inadequate availability of quality healthcare in North East India, Dr. Borah decided to return to Assam and set up a neurology clinic at Maligaon in Guwahati which was known as Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC). On October 17, 1985 it was registered as Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (Private) Limited. In 1987, the first super specialty healthcare centre in North-East India[1] - Guwahati Neurological Research Centre was established in Dispur. During this period, Dr Borah was guided by Dr. K V Mathai, well-known neurosurgeon from Vellore, who supported Dr. Borah in his endeavour. Dr. Mathai’s presence helped Dr. Borah to consolidate the vision of creating a Centre of Excellence in Neuroscience with the goal of providing quality patient care, teaching, training and clinical research. In 1994, Guwahati Neurological Research Centre became a public limited company and on January 19, 2001, Guwahati Neurological Research Centre was registered as GNRC Ltd.
Dr. Borah is a member of the Medical Ethics Committee of the Indian Medical Council (Assam State Branch), Indian Academy of Neurology, Neurological Society of India, Association of Physicians of India, American Academy of Neurology, World Federation of Neurology and Indian Stroke Council. Dr. Borah is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN).[4]
Vision
Health for All, Smiles for All
Milestones
| Year/ Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Guwahati Neurological Research Centre, the first Neurology Clinic in North East India, was set up at Maligaon in the outskirts of Guwahati, with EEG and Lab services |
| January 5, 1987 | Guwahati Neurological Research Centre Private Ltd started its first Neuro Sciences Hospital in North East India[5] |
| February 27, 1987 | GNRC Hospital installed the first CT Scan machine (Hitachi-CTW 400) in the entire North Eastern region of India |
| 1989 | GNRC Hospitals conducted the First Micro Neurosurgery in North East India |
| 1992 | First ICU of Northeast India was set up at GNRC with eight beds and in the same year GNRC Hospital successfully conducted the First Stereotactic Surgery of the region |
| July 21, 1994 | ICU of Institute of Neurological Sciences was inaugurated by Honorable Late Chief Minister of Assam Mr. Hiteswar Saikia |
| April, 1995 | First MRI machine of Northeast India was installed at GNRC Hospital |
| 1997 | Coronary Care Unit launched and Cardiology services started at GNRC Hospital |
| January 10, 1998 | GNRC Heart Institute was inaugurated by Honorable Governor of Assam Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S.K. Sinha |
| April 25, 1999 | Cardiovascular Surgery Unit and First Cath lab of North East India was established at GNRC hospital |
| 2000 | Critical Care services were started at GNRC Hospital |
| 2001 | Joint Replacement surgery was started at GNRC Hospital |
| January 19, 2001 | Guwahati Neurological Research Centre Private Ltd was registered as GNRC Ltd. |
| January 5, 2003 | Free Ward facilities started |
| June 26, 2003 | GNRC Hospital was accredited with ISO 9001:2000 |
| January 4, 2004 | Regional Stroke Centre launched at GNRC Hospital |
| July 5, 2004 | Asian Institute of Nursing Education was established; affiliated to SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai |
| August 24, 2005 | GNRC Hospital was accredited with ISO 14001:2004[6] |
| August 25, 2004 | GNRC Medishops were established[7] |
| January 19, 2006 | Life First Ambulance, the first Cardiac Ambulance with all life support facilities in North East India was launched |
| October 13, 2006 | GNRC Epilepsy Clinic, the first dedicated Epilepsy clinic of North East India was launched |
| September 10, 2007 | GNRC Swasthya Magazine was launched |
| February 4, 2008 | Second Hospital under GNRC Ltd was opened to the public at Sixmile, Guwahati |
| January 11, 2011 | GNRC Assure was launched[8] |
| December 17, 2011 | GNRC Pain Clinic inaugurated[9] |
| January 5, 2012 | GNRC completes 25 years of its service to the people[10] |
| March 21, 2012 | GNRC Medireach, a social initiative of GNRC Hospitals launched for the rural people of Assam. |
| October 1, 2012 | Outpatient services started in GNRC North Guwahati |
| January 1, 2014 | GNRC Medical starts operation in North Guwahati |
| June 18, 2014 | World Bank Group awards India Development Marketplace grant To GNRC[11] |
References
- 1 2 3 "GNRC to set up 2 SBUs to provide healthcare in N-E". The Economic Times. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "You can make a state-of-the-art hospital out of bamboo". Quartz. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Dr. Nomal Chandra Bloomberg Profile". Bllomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Farmer-doctor profile in IGNOU syllabus". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ↑ "Think Capital Report" (PDF). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "GNRC Hospital Accrediation". Medical Wellness Centers. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "GNRC opens brand shops". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Holistic healthcare plan launched". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "GNRC opens First Pain Clinic of Assam". Assam Times. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Silver jubilee". The Sentinel. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "World Bank Group sanctions $150,000 grant to GNRC". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 9 December 2014.