Sawai Man Singh Hospital
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| Sawai Man Singh Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Jaipur, India |
| Coordinates | 26°54′20″N 75°48′56″E / 26.905641°N 75.815549°E |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | Sawai Man Singh Medical College |
| Services | |
| Beds | >6,000 |
| History | |
| Construction started | 3 March 1934 |
| Opened | March 11, 1936 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Sawai Man Singh Hospital (also known as SMS Hospital) is a tertiary care public hospital located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Founded by Sawai Man Singh II, the erstwhile ruler of Jaipur, its foundation stone was laid on 3 March 1934 and it was inaugurated on 11 March 1936.[1][2] It is affiliated with Sawai Man Singh Medical College and provides healthcare across all specialties and super-specialties, while also serving as a major centre for medical education and research. In 2018, the hospital recorded more than 2.9 million outpatient visits and over 200,000 inpatient admissions.[3][4] The hospital have more than 6,000 beds, making it the largest public hospital in Rajasthan.[5]
SMS hospital was established by H.H. Sawai Man Singh II, the then ruler of Amber. The foundation stone was laid on 3 March 1934, and the hospital was formally inaugurated on 11 March 1936. Initially designed in an L-shaped structure with a capacity of 300 beds, the institution began with teaching in five core MBBS subjects. Over time, it expanded to include all major specialties and super-specialties, with new disciplines such as blood transfusion medicine, sports medicine, and critical care medicine being introduced. By 2018, the hospital had recorded 2,937,249 outpatient visits and 213,271 inpatient admissions.[3]
Campus
SMS hospital campus in located in central Jaipur (Jawaharlal Nehru Marg / Ashok Nagar area) and comprises multiple blocks including outpatient departments (OPD), inpatient wards, specialty blocks, operation theatres, intensive care units and diagnostic facilities. The complex includes facilities such as imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI), clinical laboratories, blood bank, trauma and emergency services, and a dedicated cancer centre among its units. As of 2025, SMS hospital have more than 6,000 beds, making it the largest public hospital complexes in the state of Rajasthan.[6]
Departments
SMS Hospital provides comprehensive care across medical and surgical specialties.[7]
- General Medicine, General Surgery
- Cardiology and Cardiothoracic care
- Neurosurgery and Neurology
- Orthopaedics and Traumatology
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics
- Oncology (Birla Cancer Centre and associated services)
- Nephrology, Urology and Transplant services
- Emergency medicine and a large trauma centre
- Diagnostic services (pathology, microbiology, imaging)
Education and research
It is the clinical training site for Sawai Man Singh Medical College (SMS Medical College) and supports undergraduate (MBBS), postgraduate and super-specialty medical education programmes. SMS Medical College is affiliated with the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS).
