ABOUT AIHF
On the 5th of May 1962, the “All India Heart Foundation” was
established, mainly due to the efforts of the first woman
cardiologist of India, Padma Vibhushan Awardee, Dr. S.
Padmavati. She was greatly influenced by her guru Dr. Paul
Dudley White, who sought to transform the way medical science
catered to the needs of a common person.
ABOUT NHI
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step…. And
that step was taken in 1981, when the National Heart Institute
(NHI) was established as the nation’s first dedicated cardiac
care institute and the first private-sector cardiac
catheterization laboratory outside the ‘developed world’ at that
time. Conceived by the legendar
MISSION VISSION & VALUES
NHI VISSION
"To create long term relationships by caring as no one has done
ever
before"
NHI
MISSION
"To provide superior, compassionate and innovative care to
prevent and
treat disease maintaining highest standards in safety and
quality"
OUR
VALUES
"We take pride in our care....for it's heart to heart"
OUTREACH INITIATIVES
From August 2016 to November 2019, AIHF/NHI provided
comprehensive cardiac care services to the entire population of
the Kumaon Himalayas through its Cardiac Centre at Base
Hospital, Almora. Two cardiologists, supported by a full-time
team of seven staff members, were deployed on-site. The facility
was equipped with 2D Echocardiography, TMT, and a four-bedded
Coronary Care.
CSR
Approximately 8 of every 1000 children in India suffer from
birth heart defects (Congenital Heart Disease CHD). One of the
chronic diseases, therefore, which accounts for almost 20
percent of infant mortality in India is congenital heart
disease. Similarly, almost 1-5% of children develop a rheumatic
fever before the age of 15 years.
OUR SUPPORTING HANDS
Hans Foundation, a registered public charitable trust, focussing
on issues concerning education, women empowerment, and
healthcare, collaborated with NHI for major heart surgeries of
children, and signed an MoU in October 2016. Since than 110
children have undergone open-heart surgeries.