Victoria Hospital (Bangalore Medical College)
| Shantaveri Gopala Gowda Hospital | |
|---|---|
| BMCRI | |
The Old building | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates | 12°57′48.2″N 77°34′25.75″E / 12.963389°N 77.5738194°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General, Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,000 |
| History | |
| Former name | Victoria Hospital |
| Founded | December 8, 1900 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://victoriahospital.karnataka.gov.in/english |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Victoria Hospital, officially Shantaveri Gopala Gowda Hospital[1] is a government run hospital affiliated with Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. It is the largest hospital in Bengaluru, India. Started by Shri Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, the then Maharaja of Mysuru in 1900, the hospital soon rose to be among the prominent hospitals in South India. Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu, a famous doctor and bacteriologist from Kerala was instrumental in setting up the hospital.[2] Victoria Hospital is one of Bengaluru's oldest and most prestigious medical institutions.
Health care facilities
Emergency services are available 24 hours including traumatology and emergency surgery in the Mahabodhi Burns and Casualty block with a 24-hour blood bank. The burns department housed in the same building is among the best in Karnataka and is managed by the Plastic Surgery department. A centralized laboratory modernized with a grant from Infosys provides 24-hour services. The outpatient department housed in the Sir Puttanna Chetty block has a pharmacy that supplies medicines free to poor patients. The main building houses the administrative offices and wards. The centenary building houses new wards and the nuclear medicine department with gamma camera and modern operation theatres. The radiology department is in the B.M. Srinivasaiah block. The E.N.T department is in the Venkateshwara Institute. A dharmashala on the hospital campus provides subsidized accommodation for patient's companions.
Departments
- Internal Medicine
- General Surgery
- Orthopedics
- E.N.T.
- Blood Bank
- Anaesthesia
- Radiodiagnosis: All special X-rays, ultrasound, CT scan, gamma camera for isotope scans
- Radiotherapy
- Skin and Cosmetology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Urology
- Nephrology with dialysis facilities (at Institute of Nephro Urology – present in the same campus)
- Plastic, Cosmetic and Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Surgical Gastroenterology
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Biochemistry
- Forensic Medicine
- Physiotherapy
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Sports Medicine
References
- ^ Yasmeen, Afshan (6 March 2026). "Proposal to rename Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru takes doctors, patients by surprise". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "How another pandemic gave rise to Karnataka's health services". The Times of India.