Ruby General Hospital celebrated its 30th anniversary on April 25th, 2025.

The hospital was inaugurated on April 25th, 1995 by Honb’le Chief Minister Jyoti Basu as the FIRST NRI HOSPITAL OF EASTERN INDIA. Mother Teresa inaugurated the Cardiac Surgery Unit and Mother Teresa Ward on 27th October, 1995.

On this auspicious occasion Chief guests Sister Michael MC and Sr. Joel MC from Missionaries of Charity and Vivek Maharaj from Adyapeath Dakshineswar along with Mrs. Ruby Dutta inaugurated the second state of the art radiotherapy machine, Varian TrueBeam. The Varian TrueBeam linear Accelerator Machine, Version 3.0 is widely regarded as the most user friendly system and has advanced mapping system of the cancer tumor along with eclipse version 18 planning system for exact, targeted radiation treatment for the tumor. Further advancing cancer diagnostics, Ruby Hospital is also launching the first Digital PET Scan in Kolkata by July, 2025. This will reduce the time of PET CT from 30 minutes to 5 minutes with the patient receiving only one - third of the dose of radiation. It will also give enhanced picture clarity. The installation of the PET CT is already underway. These two machines (Varian TrueBeam and Digital PET CT) will transform Ruby Cancer Centre into the foremost Cancer care facility in Eastern India.

Ruby Hospital’s primary goal was to give quality care at an affordable cost. Ruby is the only hospital in Eastern India selected as the top 50 best hospitals in India for 5 consecutive years, 2021 to 2025 by Newsweek Magazine, USA. Adding a unique milestone to the celebrations, Ruby General Hospital has proudly unveiled a Coffee Table Book by Times of India. This illustrated book traces the journey of the brand - from a barren land to an 18 storeyed institution that today includes Ruby School and College of Nursing. Conceptualised by Dr. Kamal K Dutta and expertly crafted with the Times of India team, the book is a tribute to Ruby's unwavering spirit, vision, and the dedicated efforts of the entire team.