India has over 69,000 government and private hospitals, offering close to 1.8 million beds in total, according to hospitalmanagement.net 2021 stats. Which are the biggest hospitals, based on bed capacity.
Spread across 100,000 sq m, KGMU is among the largest medical institutions in India with multiple blocks dedicated to different medical departments and 4,500 beds.
Beds: 3,474 beds. Originally set up in 1664 inside Fort St George for British soldiers. It grew under the stewardship of governor Sir Elihu Yale and later moved to its present site in 1772.
Also called Government Medical College, sitting on 270 acres, it was founded in 1957 and today stands as one of Kerala's major healthcare centres, offering around 3,025 beds and serving a vast number of patients across the region.
One of the capital's oldest medical colleges has 4 hospitals attached -- bed cap: 2,800, 7,200 out-patients daily, 47 operation theatres -- with a prominent teaching institution attached.
Gujarat's largest hospital, this government-run facility, affiliated with BJ Medical College, that opened in 1841, has 2,800 beds. From the Collector's office, Ghee Kanta, it was later relocated and expanded in 1953 and moved near the airport.
A clutch of hospitals come under the aegis of this 1951-established medical college. The earliest is Sree Avittom Thirunal Hospital, for women and children by Travancore royal family. All told it has facilities to accommodate 2,750 patients.
A top Indian medical institution, AIIMS bed capacity is approximately 2,362. Also a leading centre for treatment, education, research and has treated many famous patients like the entire Gandhi-Nehru family -- late PM Indira Gandhi was declared dead there on October 31, 1984.
It started out as a single-bed dispensary back in 1900 opened by Dr Ida Scudder, the hospital, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary, has 13,918 staff and 3,675 beds in 7 campuses in/near Vellore and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh but 2,500 beds in its main campus.
Established in 1960, it functions as a major referral centre and teaching institution of Assam. It can accommodate roughly 2,185 patients.
Calcutta Medical College, now known as Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, is one of the oldest medical institutions in West Bengal. Founded in 1835, it continues to serve the public with around 2,143 beds.