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Revision as of 21:28, 9 March 2021
| King George Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | University Health Sciences |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Andhra Medical College |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1237 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1845 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
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]
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.
In the year 2020,Dr P V Sudhakar,Principal,AMC College(AMC),unveiled a 380 crores modernisation plan for the college.[3]
Affiliated hospitals
- Rani Chandramani Devi Hospital for Physically Handicapped
- Government Victoria Hospital for Women and Children
- Government Hospital For Mental Care
- Government hospital for Chest and TB diseases
- Dr. Rednam Surya Prasada Rao Regional Eye Hospital
- Regional Health Center at Simhachalam
- UGPHC at Subbavaram
- CHC at Aganampudi
See also
References
- ^ "kghvisakhapatnam". dme ap Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "info about KGH Hospital". KGH Portal. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Rs 500 crore vertical buildings proposed to house KGH, AMC". The New Indian Express. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
External links
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