FOUNDER OF THE SURAT AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL

ENTRANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY

This is one building of the medical school. As will see there, training of the basic sciences are necessary for ayurvedic medicine. Students are train in the same subjects as allopathic students, but will have different courses on treatments and ayurvedic medications.

MEDICAL STUDENTS GATHERING

Medical students gather around the professor while he is giving a lecture on chemsitry.

CHEMISTRY LAB

This is the chemistry lab for medical students.

ENTRANCE TO ANATOMY LAB

THE DISSECTION ROOM

In this room you can see the bone collection to the left.

CADAVER TANKS

This is the tank that contains the cadaver.

CADAVER

This is a dissected cadaver. The preservative was very strong which burned my eyes and nose.

ANATOMY CLASS

These students are at an anatomy lecture.

PATHOLOGY LAB

This is the pathology lab for the hospital. The hospital does have machines for basic labs such as CBC, U/A, and blood chemistries.

PATHOLOGY LAB

Here is a shoot of the pathology lab and workstation for studies.

OUTPATIENT PHARMACY

In this picture, ayurvedic pharmacists are dispensing prescribed medication to outpatients that have just completed their visit with the doctor.

PHARMACY STORAGE

This is where medications are stored.

ROUNDING

This is a team that is doing table rounds for inpatients. There are four medical students and one attending.

OUTPATIENT CLINIC WAITING AREA

This is the waiting are for the outpatient clinic. There is one main holding area. Behind each curtain is a room for each subspecialty. Today there was ENT, colorectal surgery, and medicine outpatient clinics.

SURGERY TREATMENT

This patient is about to receive outpatient treatment for a fistula-in-ano. Click on the link for a detailed description of treatment and efficacy of the treatment. My tour guide stated of all Ayurvedic medications, this was the best studied which shows good outcomes using evidence based medicine.

ENT CLINIC

This patient is having a consultation with the doctor in the ENT clinic. There are two staff doctors and medical students observing.

WALL POSTERS IN THE ENT CLINIC

HISTORY OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINE

This is a timeline of the history of ayurvedic medicine. The god of ayurvedic medicine is in the middle.

MEDICINE CONSULTATION

This is the medicine outpatient clinic. There are two patients being visited at the same time. Around the perimeter, sitting on benches, are the next patients to be seen.

MEDICINE CONSULTATION

A better view of the clinic and patient to be seen. As you can tell, there is no HIPPA.

MEDICINE CLINIC

This is the entrance to the medicine clinic. There are many patients waiting to be seen.

PATIENT GETTING EYE EXAM

GOD OF AYURVEDIC MEDICINE

This is on a supporting pillar in the clinic.

MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUTPATIENT CLINIC

In the back ground you can see my dad talking to our tour guide. There are patient entering and leaving the clinic.

DIRECTORY OF DOCTORS

AYURVEDIC INSTRUMENTS

These are ayurvedic instruments that have been used to ayurvedic procedures.

ENTRANCE TO INPATIENT HOSPITAL

This is the outside of the inpatient hospital.

SURAT AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL

OB WARD

These are the OB nurses in the OB ward. There were no patients at the time I visited.

WOMEN'S WARD

The hospital has two large wards for general problems separated by sex. This is the women’s ward. In the middle is our tour guide.

WOMEN'S WARD

RADIOLOGY

Radiology is used in ayurvedic medicine when indicated. The hospital has an x-ray machine.

PHYSICAL REHAB

This patient is under rehab. This is the hospital's rehab unit.

SURGERY SUITE

This is the surgery suite at the ayurvedic hospital.

SURGERY SUITE

MEN’S WARD

This is the general medicine ward for men.

STATUE OF FOUNDER

This is a statue of the founder of the Surat Ayurvedic Hospital.

VIEW OF COURTYARD

The Ayurvedic University is a big horseshoe structure with the hospital on one arm, teaching buildings and dorms make up the other arm, and the last arm being admin buildings.

WING OF HOSPITAL

This is an outside view of one wing of the hospital,

ADMIN BUILDING

ENTRANCE TO AYURVEDIC PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE BUILDING

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

This building contains every element used in the treatment of ayurvedic medicine. Students spent time in this hall to learn about the various treatments used in ayurvedic medicine.

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

PHYSICIAN’S SCOOTER

This is a physican’s scooter.

STUDY LIBRARY

This is a library that students can study in.

STUDENT IN STUDY CAROLS

POSTER OF VARIOUS AYUVEDIC MEDICATIONS

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

A library of ayurvedic medications.

POSTERS OF VARIOUS AYUVEDIC MEDICATIONS

A VIEW FROM THE WINDOW

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

A library of ayurvedic medications.

POSTERS OF VARIOUS AYUVEDIC MEDICATIONS

LECURE HALL

ADMINSTRATORS OF THE HOSPITAL

These men are the principle and his assistants who run the ayurvedic hospital. There were very nice and courteous to give me a tour and take these pictures.