Ramakrishna Ashrama, Thiruvananthapuram

This centre of the Ramakrishna Math was started on a hillock at Nettayam, 9 km from the Thiruvananthapuram town, in 1916. The focus of activities later moved to the city centre at Sasthamangalam.
Activities of the city centre:

1. A 300-bed hospital with the following departments: emergency & casualty services, blood bank, diagnostic radiology centre, laboratory, ICU, NICU, labor room, operation theatres, gynaecology & obstetrics, dialysis unit, nephrology, neurology, endocrinology, general medicine, urology, cardiology, psychiatry, laparoscopic & general surgery, orthopaedics, physical medicine, physiotherapy, pulmonology, gastroenterology, ENT, ophthalmology, dentistry along with alternative medicine departments like homeopathy, ayurveda and kalari (ayurveda physiotherapy).

2. Twenty-three blood donation camps.

3. A college of nursing and a school of nursing.

4. A paramedical institute offering 4 courses.

5. Three hostels.

6. A public library with 1050 books and 3 periodicals.

7. Four units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa in rural areas.

8. Four health awareness camps.

9. Welfare activities: Providing food, hygiene kits, blankets, winter garments, and pecuniary and medical aid.

10. Religious activities: Daily worship, religious lectures, spiritual retreats, and celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.

Activities at Nettayam sub-centre (situated 7 km from the main centre):
Daily worship, religious classes, and celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.