King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam

King George Hospital (shortly KGH) is a Government General Hospital located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the largest and busiest government hospital in Andhra Pradesh. The hospital served the needs of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjacent Orissa for more than 150 years. [1]

King George Hospital
Geography
LocationMaharanipeta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Organisation
Care systemUniversity Health Sciences
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityAndhra Medical College
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1237
History
Opened1845
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

History

It was started as civil dispensary in 1845 and upgraded into a 30 bedded hospital in 1857. The hospital's new building was inaugurated by Hon'ble Raja of Panagal, Chief Minister of Madras on 19 July 1923[2] .

The hospital sees over 1250 outpatients everyday in various departments. Laboratory tests can be done inside the hospital. Turnaround time for laboratory test results is about three to four days. Average wait time to see a doctor is between one and two hours on a weekday.

Affiliated hospitals
  1. Rani Chandramani Devi Hospital for Physically Handicapped
  2. Government Victoria Hospital for Women and Children
  3. Government Hospital For Mental Care
  4. Government hospital for Chest and TB diseases
  5. Dr. Rednam Surya Prasada Rao Regional Eye Hospital
  6. Regional Health Center at Simhachalam
  7. UGPHC at Subbavaram
  8. CHC at Aganampudi

See also

References
  1. "kghvisakhapatnam". dme ap Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. "info about KGH Hospital". KGH Portal. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

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