King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam

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

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.

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Coordinates: 17°42′31″N 83°18′22″E / 17.708696°N 83.306116°E / 17.708696; 83.306116

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