In collaboration with VMS Society, bringing up a state-of-the-art hospital in Bemina, Srinagar. Scheduled to provide subspeciality services like Cardiac Sciences, Intensive Care etc, in two years’ time.
Current Status
- Three storeys of the hospital building completed; Truss work in progress
- Approved permission for hospital by SMC
- Active construction going on since 25th May 2022
- Vast land area with future possibility of expansion (46 kanals)
- Two strong organizations (VMS & JKHHF)
- AJ Healthcare Management company
- Strong clinical and non-clinical teams
- Dedicated donor base
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strong advisory board and BOG
Services
Tertiary referral services
01. Cardiology
02. Cardiac surgery (adults and pediatrics)
03. Critical Care
04. Emergency
05. Neuro-Spine
06. Interventional
07. Neuroradiology Orthopedics
Business Development
- Partnership with top physicians in Kashmir
- Bring together local and overseas physicians
- Robust business processes based on clinical and process quality
- Strong financial and quality measurement system
- Activity based costing
- Underprivileged patients shall be funded by charity department
- Repeated and robust training and skills development programs
- Efficient and effective fundraising platform
Location Advantages
- Centrally located on highway near Bemina.
- Easy access to major hospitals for referrals
- Easy access from all districts
- Convenient location for staff and patients
- Non-congested area with enough parking spaces
- Expansion possible with available adjacent land
Project Timeline
Project Capex
VMSSH Team
Dr. Mir Maqbool
Chairman
A Medical Otorhinolaryngologist. He has done M.B.B.S., D.L.O, M.S. (Otorhinolaryngology), F.I.C.S, D.M.A, W.H.O Fellow. Ex Professor and Head Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Ex- Chief Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat diseases, SMHS Hospital and Associated Hospitals Srinagar Kashmir, Ex-Chief Neuro-otology at Speech and Hearing Centre S.M.H.S. Hospital Srinagar, Ex-Professor of ENT SKIMS Medical College, and was invited as Professor ENT, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is also the founder and President of Voluntary Medicare Society J&K an NGO since 1970. Author of books like “Textbook of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases”,“Multiple Choice questions” booklet for Otorhinolaryngology, Booklet on “Syndromes in Otorhinolaryngology” and has over sixty-five papers on different medical entities published in many Reputed foreign and Indian Medical journals.
Awards and Honors
– Two S.T visiting Fellowships in 1969 and 1972 from Indian Council of Medical research New Delhi
– W.H.O. fellowship in 1976 for working in London, Royal National Institute of Otorhinolaryngology and visit to USA & Canada Hospitals
– Award from Northwest Zone chapter of Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of India
– Award from Pakistan Society of Otorhinolaryngologists 1987
– Prestigious Prof. B.A. Mattoo award of Excellence for outstanding Contribution in Healthcare &Social Work
– Real hero award from CNN-IBN
Dr. Altaf Bukhari
Consultant CARDIAC ANESTHESIOLOGIST
A Consultant Cardiac Anesthesiologist at King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) Riyadh. He has headed the Department of Cardiac Anesthesia for four years and was instrumental in setting it up. He is a member of JK Hope and Health Foundation (JKHHF),working to help and support high quality referral healthcare services to underprivileged sections of the society with care and compassion. He has previously worked as a Clinical Fellow in Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Manchester Royal Infirmary, University of Manchester, UK, Cardiac Anesthesiologist and Perioperative Echocardiographer at King Fahd Medical City, Attending Consultant Cardiac Anesthesiologist at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center (EHIRC), registrar and postgraduate resident Anesthesiologist at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar.
Qualifications
– The University of Manchester – Clinical Fellowship Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Anesthesia and Intensive Care
– University of Melbourne- Postgraduate Diploma in Perioperative & Critical Care Echocardiography, Adult transoesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography
– National Board of Examinations New Delhi India at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre- DNB Cardiac Anesthesia, Adult and Paediatric cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care
– Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India, A deemed university- MD Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, and Intensive Care
– Government Medical College Srinagar MBBS, Medicine
Licenses & certifications:
– Clinical fellow in Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care at The University of Manchester.
– Pg Dip Echo (Postgraduate Diploma in Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography) at University of Melbourne, Australia.
Fellow National Board of Examinations in Cardiac Anesthesia, New Delhi India
– MD Anesthesiology (Doctor of Medicine), Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar.
– MBBS, at GMC Srinagar, University of Kashmir, J&K India.
Dr. Mushtaq Margoob
PSYCHIATRIST, Co-principal Investigator/Researcher
Former Professor & Head, Post Graduate Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar and Director, Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Srinagar, Kashmir is an internationally recognized expert in humanitarian emergencies and disaster mental health. Dr. Margoob’s innovative research work for over more than four decades encompasses a wide range of topics in the neuropsychiatric field. He is on the Editorial board of a few leading international and national journals. Dr Margoob is a member/fellow of several international professional bodies. In Kashmir, he is known for his professional leadership and outstanding contribution in transforming the most stigmatized and neglected sole psychiatric service setup to the present advanced territory care Mental Health treatment and research Institute (IMHANS). As a clinician, Dr. Margoob has provided more than half a million psychiatric consultations/counselling to suffering masses in the community, Government hospital settings and in his private centre over past 40 years. His innovative self-reliant psychosocial/psychiatric intervention model for disaster survivors in impoverished regions of the world has been appreciated globally across all professional levels. He continues to spend most of his time with different stakeholders in the community for promotion of mental health and prevention/treatment of mental health problems.
ER. Mushtaq Ahmad
VMSSH BOARD MEMBER
Er. Mushtaq Ahmad Malik has 36 years of service experience serving various positions in the state departments of J&K. He has also worked as an engineering expert in the state vigilance organization and has also worked on various multi-crore state mega flood control projects. He, as a philanthropist, also has a working experience of more than 20 years in the field of disability. He is currently the treasurer of Voluntary Medicare Society and a member Governing Body of VMSSH
Dr. Enayat Ali Pandit
CONSULTANT RHEUMATOLOGY & INTERNAL MEDICINE
A medical practitioner, whose aim is to ensure sound health and safety of the public. He holds MBBS, BLDE from Medical College Karnataka, Dharwad University and MD-Medicine from Government Medical College, Srinagar. He also holds EULAR Rheumatology certificate and has passed Saudi Commission for Health Specialties examination with fellowship in Rheumatology from Medanta Medical City, Gurugram. He has worked as an Assistant Consultant Rheumatology in Department of Medicine KSMC Riyadh and is currently working as a Consultant Rheumatology and Internal Medicine Noora Hospital Srinagar J&K.
Er. Vaqar Gani
Board-member VMSSH
Er Vaqar Gani Tantray is a Biomedical Informatics Scientist-C at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu &Kashmir, and a Co-Founder of JK Hope & Health Foundation (JKHHF). He has done M-Tech in Biomedical Informatics from SRM, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and PG Diploma in Data sciences
During the covid times, he, along with Doctors’ Group (Kashmir Healthcare Support Group) initiated a programme – ‘Dial a doctor’ – under which a helpline no. was established for on call consultations of Covid and Non Covid patients. He has been instrumental in providing logistic support in J&K to families of underprivileged Kids of the state going outside J&K for open heart surgeries, sponsored through JKHHF.
Dr. Bilal A Bhat
PROJECT MANAGER and DIRECTOR AURJAN HEALTHCARE
A healthcare optimist and idealist with 16+ years of experience in different domains of healthcare, Dr Bilal A Bhat truly believes and aspires to make the healthcare industry better and safe (zero patient harm) by making healthcare personal. He has closely worked with the JCI accreditation process and commissioned many small and big healthcare institutions. His international experience includes South-East Asia, North America, and the Middle East.
Dr. Bilal Bhat has a proven track record of improving the quality, visibility, and overall success of a patient-centred healthcare system. He has a distinguished career and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of all the facets of healthcare operations, finances, and administrative procedures.
