SCHIEFFELIN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH – RESEARCH & LEPROSY CENTRE, KARIGIRI

Best place for skin issues recovery. Treated well and examined accurate and gave the medicine correctly.

Notes :
1.Over crowded (need to be here before 6 for early token).
2. Food in canteen is good and price is medium.
3. Toilets are just ok only.
4.Gpay accepted in canteen.
5. Cards accepted in hospital.

Noble service to humanity. Takes care of leprosy patients. All skin related problems are attended to. There is general medicine, paediatric section, Opthalmology etc.

Schieffelin Institute of Health Research and Leprosy Centre (SIHRLC) has been working for the marginalised for the past 65 years. The founders had intended that it would be a shelter for people affected by leprosy, who were then ostracised and were not treated with dignity. Leprosy was and still is a highly stigmatised disease.
The Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Training Centre, formerly known as SLRTC Karigiri, has now been in existence for more than 50 years. It was started as a facility exclusively for patients suffering from the dreaded scourge of leprosy. Today it is 150 bedded General Hospital, offering general medical care, but with a focus on leprosy.

Schieffelin Institute of Health - Research and Leprosy Centre (SIH-R & LC) is located near Vellore in Tamilnadu, was established in 1955 to care for the leprosy patients in and around Vellore and to set up a research institution to probe into the multifaceted problems of leprosy. Dr. Robert Cochrane was the moving force behind this venture.

260 acres of open scrubland, 20 Km from Christian Medical College (CMC) hospital, Vellore and 4 Km from any approach road was obtained from the Government. With the close cooperation of The Leprosy Mission (TLM) and the American Leprosy Missions (ALM) and CMC, the project gradually materialized.

The Schieffelin Leprosy Research Sanatorium was renamed the Schieffelin Leprosy Research & Training Centre in 1974. The institution was registered as a company in 1977 and became independent from all three founding organizations.

Over the past five decades SIH & RC treated leprosy and its complications, carried out state of the art research to understand the disease, and trained all levels of health personnel in management of leprosy.

I suffered from skin disease for the past 1.5years after 3 visits of your hospital I completely cured I am very much thankful to your doctors and nice staffs

It was a fentastic Hospital in 90's.
Most people Trusted hospital at that period, even it was a competitor for Vellore CMC hospital at that time. Hospital is specialist in dermatology department especially lapresse disease. Apart from that they have their own branded few skin medicine, own branded bags and foot slippers.
Its an fentastic hospital in 200+ acres land with all amenities inside it. Even they provide a separate quarters for the hospital staffs.
Everything Excellent till 90's. Post that the up-coming hospital Directors and Management failed in developing and managing the hospital.
Literally they spoiled everything now. I really feel bad on seeing the hospital now. :(

Excellent services.using them for the last 50 years. Totally dedicated nursing and doctors staff.

I know this Hospital for Past 25 years, Good Medical Assistant, and Good Medicine.

Good hospital very talented doctors. No card swip fecility Please bring only cash accepted
No transport only auto, possible take your car.

Awesome service by Dr.Esther Rajat hi and sister on duty

It's an one of the good place for leprosy patient, they providing free treatment for leprosy patient's.

One of the best hospital for spiritual service&medical.Also gives you the natural feel because of the forest present around it :)

It's the one of the best hospital for skin disease.low cost medicine

SIHRLC is a secondary level hospital with focus on Leprosy. Good hospital, pleasant ambience and efficient doctors.

Wellknown Leprosy Research Centre. Had a chance to serve the people affected by Leprosy past 34 years.

Best hospital for Laprasy and skin problems

Excellent Doctors and extraordinary treatment with patients

A good place. Nature loving. An ideal place for an institute/hospital

So much of trees planted near this institute.It makes me to love this place...

Very famous hospital for lebrocy specialist,it's also general hospital,very nice location,

One of the best hospital in South India