King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam

King George Hospital (commonly known as KGH) is a public hospital located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the largest and busiest government hospital in Andhra Pradesh. King George Hospital is affiliated with an Andhra Medical College.^{[citation needed]}

King George Hospital
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

The hospital served the needs of north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjacent Odisha for more than 150 years. ^[1] The hospital handles over 1,000 out-patient department (O.P.D.) cases daily, including patients from Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

History

It was started as a civil dispensary in 1845 and upgraded to a 30-bed 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 every day 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

1. Rani Chandramani Devi Government Hospital
2. Government Victoria Hospital for Women and Children
3. Government Hospital For Mental Care
4. Government Hospital for Chest & Communicable diseases
5. Government ENT Hospital, Visakhapatnam
6. Government Regional Eye Hospital
7. Dr. Rednam Surya Prasada Rao Regional Eye Hospital
8. Regional Health Center at Simhachalam
9. Community Health Center Aganampudi
10. Community Health Center, Chintapalli
11. Community Health Center, Chodavaram
12. Community Health Center Kotavaratla
13. Community Health Center Nakkapalli
14. Community Health Center, Bheemunipatnam
15. Community Health Center, Paderu
16. Community Hospital, APVVP-Araku Valley
17. Community Health Center, V. Madugula
18. Community Health Center, Yelamanchili

See also

• Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences