Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research is a tertiary care autonomous healthcare institute run by the Government of Karnataka, in Bengaluru, with additional centers in Mysuru and Kalaburagi. At the Bengaluru campus, it presently has 1,150 in-patient beds for cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and pediatric cardiology, spread over two eight story buildings and is considered one of the largest dedicated heart hospitals in Asia. This campus was opened in 2001 and was built at a cost of US $ 17 million.
Campuses
Main campus
- Bannerghatta Road, Jayanagara 9th block, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560041.
Other campuses
- KRS Road, Kumabarakoppal, Mysuru, Karnataka, 570016.
- Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences Campus, Sedam Road, Kuvempunagara, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, 585105.
History
The Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research traces its origins to the vision and philanthropic initiative of Late Sri Ambali Channabasappa, a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur and founder of the Jayadeva Charitable Trust.Born in 1914 to Nanjappa and Rudramma in a modest family, Ambali Channabasappa discontinued his formal education following the death of his father in 1936 in order to support his family. He later established a textile business under the name Jayadeva Textiles in 1941. Influenced by his family’s spiritual traditions and sustained involvement in charitable activities, he regularly supported hospitals and educational and religious institutions by providing food, essentials, and patient supplies.
The idea of establishing a specialised cardiac hospital emerged during his visits to the Christian Medical College, Vellore, where he observed a significant number of patients from Karnataka travelling long distances for advanced cardiac care. Motivated by this gap in healthcare infrastructure, he initially proposed the establishment of a cardiac ward at Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru. Following discussions with the government authorities, the proposal evolved into the creation of an exclusive heart hospital.
In 1972, Ambali Channabasappa established the Jayadeva Charitable Trust and formally approached the Government of Karnataka to set up a specialised cardiac hospital in Bengaluru. After sustained representations and with the support of the then Health Minister Siddavirappa, the government accepted an initial donation of ₹3,00,003 on 18 August 1972 for the establishment of the hospital within the Victoria Hospital complex. The foundation stone was laid on 28 May 1973 by D. Devaraj Urs, then Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Ambali Channabasappa continued to actively engage with government departments and oversee the progress of the project. The Jayadeva Charitable Trust made further contributions during the construction and development phases of the hospital. After nearly seven years of development, the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology was inaugurated on 26 March 1979. Ambali Channabasappa passed away later that year on 12 November 1979.
In recognition of its expanding role and specialised mandate, the institute was granted autonomous status on 9 April 1984 during the tenure of Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde and Health Minister P. G. R. Sindhia. Over the years, the institute expanded its facilities and services and was later relocated to its present campus on Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru.
The Jayadeva Charitable Trust continues to be associated with the institute through representation on its governing council, in accordance with the hospital bye-laws. The Trust is administered by members of the founding family, and the current Managing Trustee is A. C. Shadakshari, who serves as a member of the Governing Council of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.
Campus layout
SJICR campus in Bengaluru consists of twin eight story towers, with a separate facility for library and Cath labs. The emergency rooms are located in the basement with access from Bannerghatta roadOut patient Departments
The hospital caters to approximately 165,000 patients a year and both cardiology, cardio-thoracic and pediatric cardiology OPDs run Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. The average patient volume per day is around 1,000 - 1,200 OPD visits.In Patient facilities
There are more than 1,150 in-patient beds, spread over 8 floors of the two buildings most of them being in general wards and intensive care units and only a few in two private wards. It is considered to be the best cardiology set up in India and Asia and the super specialty training program is considered to be one of the best in India, at par with AIIMS cardiology.Expansion to other cities:
The Kalaburagi campus was opened to public on 24 April 2016 and the Mysuru campus was opened to public on 24 February 2018.
Intensive Care Units
SJIC has 4 cardiac intensive care units, with 100 beds, and are well equipped with individual ventilators, touch panel monitors, infusion pumps, powered beds and all necessary ancillary medical equipment.Echo-cardiography lab
The echo lab at SJICSR is one of the busiest, with an average daily ECG turnover of 160 trans-thoracic echo-cardiograms and 10 trans-esophageal echo-cardiograms. The number of ECGs done each year is the highest in India and Asia.Interventional work
Average interventional cardiology workload ranges between 150 cases a day of which 700 - 800 cases per month are percutaneous coronary interventions; there are six Philips digital Cath labs, of which one is the only swing Cath lab in the region, enabling large case volumes and more efficient patient care. One cath lab is dedicated to electrophysiology and one for pediatric cardiology. SJICR interventional cardiology includes both adult and pediatric cardiology, and every form of interventional procedure, from primary angioplasty, to septal ablation is performed on a regular basis. It has the distinction of performing the highest number of percutaneous mitral valvulotomy procedures in the world for stenosis of the mitral valve. Pediatric cardiology in SJIC performs all standard pediatric interventional procedures, including percutaneous closure for Atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and also the relatively rare procedure of percutaneous closure of peri membranous ventricular septal defects. The angioplasty work carried out in the hospital is around 32,000 per year, the highest in India for a government set up. The institute boasts of the latest instruments and for most of the latest procedures in cardiology or Cath Lab, it is the pioneer in India.Post Graduate Programs
SJIC is the only government center in the state of Karnataka to run post doctoral courses in cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, pediatric cardiology and cardiac anesthesia. There are 21 seats for Doctorate in Medicine Cardiology and Master Chirurgiae Cardio-thoracic surgery and 8 seats for Cardiac Anesthesia every year. These three-year courses are akin to the fellowship courses in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery in other countries, and are entered to after a three year residency in either Medicine or Surgery, and are thus considered "Post Doctoral" courses or fellowships. These fellowships are much in demand partly since they are the only government sponsored courses in the state and also due to the high patient volume at SJIC which results in a higher degree of interventional experience after having completed the course, and, as such, are determined after an intensely contested all - India level examination conducted by the government of India. The patient load is one of the highest in India and so the choice of most of the post graduate doctorate trainees.In 2008, the number of DM seats was increased to an unprecedented 21 per year and MCh seats to 12 per year, making it one of the largest Super-specialty training courses in India and Asia.