Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital

Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
Government of Tamil Nadu
	Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
Geography
Location	Grand Western Trunk Road, Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°4′53.1″N 80°16′37.9″E / 13.081417°N 80.277194°E / 13.081417; 80.277194
Organisation
Care system	Public
Type	Full-service medical center & teaching hospital
Affiliated university	Madras Medical College
Services
Beds	2,722
History
Opened	16 November 1664; 360 years ago (16 November 1664)
Links
Website	http://www.mmc.tn.gov.in/

Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital is a major state-owned hospital situated in Chennai, India. The hospital is funded and managed by the state government of Tamil Nadu. Founded in 1664 by the British East India Company, it is the first modern hospital in India.^[2] In the 19th century, the Madras Medical College joined it. As of 2018, the hospital receives an average of 12,000 outpatients every day.^[3]

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