What is happening at SIMS
News & Events
Screening camps, awareness drives, public talks and hospital updates. Most of what we run outside the wards is about finding disease earlier — because in this district, the difference between a treatable problem and an untreatable one is usually a matter of months.
Upcoming
Camps and events coming up
Registration for every activity below runs through the contact desk. Attendance is open to anyone — you do not need to be an existing patient of the hospital.
Archive
Past events and updates
What the hospital has run recently, and what came out of it. Several of these camps repeat through the year — if one is relevant to you, ask the contact desk when it is next scheduled.
Stroke awareness campaign: learning the FAST test
A public campaign around World Stroke Day teaching the FAST test — Face, Arms, Speech, Time — and what to do in the first hour. The single message is that a stroke is an emergency to be treated tonight, not a weakness to be watched until morning.
SIMS campus and community venues, AnantapurRead moreCamp10 October 2026Free orthopaedic and joint-pain camp at Dharmavaram
A free orthopaedic camp at Dharmavaram offering consultation and X-ray assessment for knee, hip, shoulder and back pain. The camp is aimed at people who have been managing joint pain with painkillers from a local shop for years without ever having the joint examined.
Dharmavaram, Sri Sathya Sai districtRead moreCamp29 September 2026World Heart Day: free cardiac screening at the hospital
A free cardiac screening day covering ECG, blood pressure, blood sugar and a cardiologist consultation. It is aimed particularly at adults under 50 with a family history of early heart attack, who are often told they are too young to worry.
SIMS campus, AnantapurRead moreEvent12 September 2026CPR and first-aid training for school teachers
A hands-on CPR and first-aid workshop for teachers and school staff, covering cardiac arrest, choking, seizures, burns and drowning. Participants practise chest compressions on manikins rather than watching a demonstration.
SIMS campus, AnantapurRead moreCamp29 August 2026Voluntary blood donation camp
A voluntary blood donation camp open to healthy adults between 18 and 65. Donated units support emergency surgery, road-accident trauma, obstetric haemorrhage, anaemia in pregnancy and treatment for patients with thalassaemia.
SIMS campus, AnantapurRead moreCamp9 August 2026Free cardiac screening camp at Guntakal
A free heart check camp at Guntakal offering blood pressure measurement, ECG, blood sugar testing and a cardiologist consultation. The camp targets people who have never had an ECG and who would otherwise travel to Anantapur only after symptoms begin.
Guntakal, Anantapur districtRead moreAwareness18 July 2026Snake-bite first-aid awareness for farming communities
An awareness programme for farming families at Kalyandurg on what to do — and what never to do — after a snake bite. Correct first aid and rapid transport to a hospital with anti-snake venom are what determine survival.
Kalyandurg mandal, Anantapur districtRead moreEvent27 June 2026In-house nursing skills workshop
A structured skills workshop for nursing staff covering basic life support, early recognition of the deteriorating patient, infection-control bundles and safe medication practice. Nursing observation is what turns a monitor reading into a timely intervention.
SIMS campus, AnantapurRead moreNews9 May 2026Summer advisory: recognising and preventing heat stroke
With daytime temperatures in Anantapur crossing 42°C, the hospital issued a public advisory on preventing heat exhaustion and recognising heat stroke. Outdoor workers, farm labourers, construction workers, children and the elderly are at the highest risk.
AnantapurRead moreCamp18 April 2026Free orthopaedic and joint-pain camp at Tadipatri
A free orthopaedic camp at Tadipatri for knee, back, shoulder and hip pain, with on-site consultation, X-ray assessment where indicated and physiotherapy guidance. Older adults with difficulty walking or climbing stairs were the main group seen.
Tadipatri, Anantapur districtRead moreAwareness12 March 2026World Kidney Day: free kidney function screening
A World Kidney Day screening drive offering creatinine and urine protein testing along with blood pressure and blood sugar checks. Chronic kidney disease is silent until a large share of function is lost, which makes screening the only way to find it early.
SIMS campus, AnantapurRead moreCamp7 February 2026Cancer screening camp for women at Kadiri
A free screening camp for women at Kadiri covering clinical breast examination, cervical screening and oral examination. Both breast and cervical cancer are highly treatable when found early, and both still present late in this district.
Kadiri, Sri Sathya Sai districtRead moreEvent6 December 2025CPR and emergency response training for police and drivers
A hands-on training session for police personnel, lorry drivers and auto drivers on chest compressions, bleeding control, safe extrication and the correct handling of accident victims. These groups are almost always first on the scene of a highway crash.
SIMS campus, AnantapurRead moreCamp18 October 2025Child immunisation and growth-check drive at Uravakonda
A paediatric camp at Uravakonda offering catch-up immunisation as per the national schedule, growth and nutrition assessment, and screening for anaemia and vitamin deficiency in young children.
Uravakonda, Anantapur districtRead moreAwareness23 August 2025Tuberculosis awareness programme at Rayadurg
A community awareness programme at Rayadurg on recognising tuberculosis, getting sputum tested and completing the full course of treatment. Tuberculosis is entirely curable, and it becomes dangerous mainly when treatment is stopped halfway.
Rayadurg, Anantapur districtRead moreCommunity outreach
Health camps in your area
We run screening and awareness camps with schools, workplaces, village panchayats and community groups across Anantapur district and the surrounding mandals.
If your organisation, school or village group would like a camp — blood pressure and blood sugar screening, anaemia and nutrition checks, first-aid and stroke awareness sessions, or a talk on a specific condition — write to the hospital with an idea of the numbers and the venue. Where a camp is not practical, the outpatient departments and health check packages cover the same ground on campus.
Found something you want to attend?
Camp timings, venues and registration are handled by the contact desk. If you would rather be seen on campus, the outpatient departments run six days a week and the emergency department never closes.