Down Town Hospital, Kamrup Metropolitan
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan is a multispecialty tertiary care hospital based in Guwahati. With 300 beds, the hospital provides specialty care and services to not only people in the state, but also neighboring countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. The hospital has been providing the best healthcare facilities and treatments since the last 31 years, and is well equipped with the latest technology.
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan is equipped with 15 state of the art operating theaters that have the latest life saving equipment like ventilators, defibrillators, and oxygen tanks, along with general and special wards for the patients. The hospital has the facilities to perform other complex surgeries like neurosurgery, orthopedics, cardiothoracic surgery, and renal and liver transplants.
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan has performed the first successful kidney and liver transplant in the North-Eastern region, and since then, has become a frontrunner for these transplants. In addition to this, the hospital also has a state of the art and ultra-modern catheterization laboratory which has minimum radiation exposure, along with a modern IVF center with high success rates.
The hospital is accredited by NABH - National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, as it provides safe and quality facilities to the patients. The hospital also has been certified under the ISO 9001:2015. Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan has a fully functional laboratory which is the first hospital laboratory in North-East India to be accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories or NABL.
A feather in the cap is that the hospital is officially recognized by the Governments of all the North-East Indian states, as well as the Royal Government of Bhutan. Down Town Hospital is also empanelled by over 120 private and public sector organizations.
H3: Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan Founders and Team
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan was commissioned on 15th February 1989. The hospital was established as a part of a vision of Dr. NN Dutta, the founder, chairman, and the managing director. Dr. Dutta had a vision to establish a quality hospital that would cater to the needs of the citizens of the region, who would otherwise have to travel far to get treatment.
For over thirty years now, the hospital has grown in leaps and bounds, serving patients from all walks of life with compassion. The Down Town Hospital was initially a 40 bed hospital with 15 doctors and 32 support staff, and has now grown into a 300 bed hospital with over 100 doctors.
Due to the efforts of Dr. NN Dutta, the hospital is also now recognized for post graduate training in family medicine, ENT, general medicine, orthopedic surgery, and cardiology by the National Board of Examination in Delhi.
The current board of directors include:
Dr. NN Dutta - Chairman and Managing Director
Professor Bandana Dutta - Whole Time Director
Dr. BK Gogoi - Medical Director
Mrs. Mayurakshi Dutta - Executive Director
Mr. Biswa Datta - Director
Mrs. Gariasi Dutta - Director
Mr. Joutishman Dutta - Director
H2: Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan Medical Equipment
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan has state of the art medical requirement to conduct the following tests and radiology:
Ultrasound
CT Scan
MRI
Color Doppler
Computer stress test
Bone mineral densitometry
Echocardiography
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan Specialities:
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan provides primary care and specialized treatment in a wide range of specialties and super specialties including:
Accident and emergency
Audiology
Aesthetic clinic
Anesthesiology
Blood center
Breast clinic
Burn unit
Cardiology
Cardio thoracic surgery
Dentistry
Dermatology
Diabetology
Dietetics and nutrition
ENT
Geriatric medicine
Gastroenterology
General surgery
Hematology
Liver transplant
Interventional radiology
IVF
Infertility clinic
Nephrology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics and gynecology
Oncology
Onco surgery
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Joint replacement
Pediatrics
Pediatric surgery
Pathology
Physiotherapy including rehabilitation
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Psychiatry
Pulmonary medicine
Radiology
Imaging
Rheumatology
Urology
Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan Awards and Recognitions:
Down Town Hospital has achieved the following awards and recognitions in the past:
Award for Best Private Hospital in North East India at the Times Business Awards Assam in 2019.
Prof Dr. Nandita Choudhury of Down Town Hospital has been felicitated with the Guru Dronacharya Award in 2019
CSR Activities:
Over the years, Down Town Hospital Kamrup Metropolitan has undertaken the following CSR activities:
Road safety camp organized in 2014-2015
Clean drinking water initiative in 2015-2016 in which the locals are educated about the importance of clean water...