SATHEE: Railway Hospitals

Railway Hospitals

Item	Details
1. First Railway Hospital	Howrah (1854)
2. Largest Railway Hospital	Northern Railway Central Hospital, New Delhi (370 beds)
3. Total Railway Hospitals	138 (as on 31-03-2024)
4. Division with Maximum Hospitals	Northern Railway (19)
5. First ISO-certified Railway Hospital	Central Hospital, Mumbai Central (2001)
6. Railway’s Cancer Detection Centre	Central Hospital, Byculla (Mumbai)
7. Only Railway Hospital with Bone-Marrow Transplant facility	Central Hospital, Mumbai Central
8. Railway’s First Tele-medicine Hub	Central Hospital, Kolkata (2002)
9. Hospital exclusively for Railway Children	“Shishu Sadan” at Central Hospital, Kolkata
10. First Railway Hospital to start Dialysis Unit	Central Hospital, Chennai (1998)
11. Railway’s Mother & Child Hub	Central Hospital, Lucknow
12. Hospital attached to Railway College of Nursing	Central Hospital, Ahmedabad
13. Railway’s Geriatric Care Centre	Central Hospital, Jaipur
14. Hospital with Railway’s biggest Oxygen Plant	Central Hospital, Jhansi (2021)
15. Railway’s Mental Health Institute	Central Hospital, Matunga (Mumbai)

All Railway Hospitals function under the Medical Department of Indian Railways.
Medical treatment is free for serving railway employees and their dependent families.
Retired employees are covered under the RELHS (Railway Employees Liberalised Health Scheme).
12 Super-speciality Central Hospitals are recognised as “Centres of Excellence”.
Railway hospitals are categorised as Central Hospitals, Divisional Hospitals, Sub-divisional Hospitals and Health Units.
Every Zonal Railway has at least one Central Hospital.
Railway hospitals are affiliated with the National Board of Examinations (NBE) for DNB courses.
Railway Health Services also runs 586 Outdoor Dispensaries & 2 Dental Colleges (Mumbai & Kolkata).
Emergency medical rooms are provided at 95 major railway stations under “One-Station-One-Hospital” initiative.
Railway hospitals played a key role during COVID-19 by converting 4500 rail-coaches into isolation wards.
Railway Cancer Institute, Byculla, is the only rail-owned institute recognised by Tata Memorial Centre for oncology training.
Railway hospitals follow the CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) rate list for referral reimbursement.

1. Which is the oldest Railway Hospital of India?

A. Central Hospital, New Delhi B. Howrah Railway Hospital C. Central Hospital, Mumbai D. Central Hospital, Chennai

Answer: B. Howrah Railway Hospital (1854)

2. The largest Railway Hospital (bed strength) is located at

A. Mumbai Central B. Kolkata C. New Delhi D. Chennai

Answer: C. New Delhi (Northern Railway Central Hospital – 370 beds)

3. How many Railway Hospitals are functioning on Indian Railways as on 2024?

A. 108 B. 125 C. 138 D. 152

Answer: C. 138

4. Which Railway Zone has the maximum number of hospitals?

A. Western Railway B. Northern Railway C. Eastern Railway D. Southern Railway

Answer: B. Northern Railway (19 hospitals)

5. First ISO-certified Railway Hospital was

A. Central Hospital, Mumbai Central B. Central Hospital, Chennai C. Central Hospital, Kolkata D. Central Hospital, Lucknow

Answer: A. Central Hospital, Mumbai Central (2001)

6. Where is the Railway Cancer Detection Centre situated?

A. Mumbai Central B. Byculla, Mumbai C. Kolkata D. Jaipur

Answer: B. Byculla, Mumbai

7. Which Central Hospital has the Bone-Marrow Transplant facility?

A. New Delhi B. Mumbai Central C. Kolkata D. Chennai

Answer: B. Mumbai Central

8. “Shishu Sadan”, the Railway children’s hospital, is in

A. Central Hospital, Kolkata B. Central Hospital, Jaipur C. Central Hospital, Ahmedabad D. Central Hospital, Lucknow

Answer: A. Central Hospital, Kolkata

9. First Railway Hospital to start a Dialysis Unit was

A. Chennai B. Mumbai C. Delhi D. Kolkata

Answer: A. Chennai (1998)

10. RELHS provides medical facilities to

A. Serving employees only B. Contract workers C. Retired railway employees D. General public

Answer: C. Retired railway employees