National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital

National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital (NINS) is a state run tertiary care institute in Bangladesh focused on neurological disorders. It is located at Agargaon in Dhaka. Bangladeshi neurologist Prof Quazi Deen Mohammad is the founding director of this institute.

History
The institute started its journey in September 2012.This Institute was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Administration
Director of NINS is the administrative chief of the institute. He is assisted by Joint Director, deputy director, assistant directors (Admin, Finance & Store). Administrative officers assist them in this task.

Departments
- Department of Neuropathology - Department of Biochemistry - Department of Microbiology - Department of Transfusion Medicine
 * Department of Neurology
 * Department of Neurosurgery
 * Department of Pediatric Neurology
 * Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
 * Department of Neurophysiology
 * Department of Neurointervention
 * Department of Neurorehabilitation (Physical Medicine)
 * Department of Neuro Radiology (Radiology & Imaging)
 * Department of Critical Care Medicine
 * Department of Cardiology
 * Department of Neuro-anesthesia
 * Department of Laboratory Services

Hospital facilities
It's a 450-bed hospital. In its ten-storey building, it has six modern operation theaters, a 16-bed ICU, a 12-bed HDU, a six-bed Recovery Unit and a 12-bed post-operative rooms. The hospital is equipped with most modern radiology and imaging department. It has a 24x7 emergency unit.

Hospital Services
There are a lot of Medical Technologist, So 24x7 diagnostic services (Blood, urine, ECG, CT Scan Etc.) are available.

Publications
Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh is the official journal of NINS. It's launched in 2015 and publisbed biannually.