Part 11: West Bengal, Northeast & Eastern India

West Bengal:

• Swasthya Sathi: ₹5 Lakh coverage per family. Cashless at govt + empanelled private hospitals. Covers all families (universal, not income-based).
• SSKM Hospital, Kolkata — Premier govt hospital. All specialties.
• NRS Medical College, Kolkata — Large teaching hospital. Free OPD.
• Bangur Institute, Kolkata — Best for neurology and neurosurgery in East India.
• Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata — Free/subsidized cancer treatment.
• AIIMS Kalyani — Newest AIIMS in Bengal.

Bihar:

• AIIMS Patna — Central govt. Trauma and emergency.
• PMCH (Patna Medical College) — Largest state hospital.
• State scheme converged with PM-JAY.

Jharkhand:

• CIP Ranchi (Central Institute of Psychiatry) — India’s #2 mental health institution after NIMHANS. Free/subsidized psychiatric care.
• RIMS Ranchi — Major govt medical college.

Northeast:

• LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam — Regional mental health institute. Free psychiatric care.
• GMCH Guwahati — Premier govt hospital of Assam.
• AIIMS Guwahati — Under development.
• NEIGRIHMS, Shillong — Central govt. The AIIMS of Northeast.

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