Government Rajaji Hospital is a major government multispeciality and teaching hospital located on Panagal Road, Goripalayam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Established in 1842 as Erskine Hospital, the institution has approximately 184 years of healthcare history. Affiliated with Madurai Medical College, the hospital provides specialised medical consultations, emergency treatment, surgeries and inpatient healthcare services. Its departments include general medicine, general surgery, cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, nephrology, urology, oncology, paediatrics, obstetrics, gynaecology and ophthalmology. The hospital also offers diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, blood bank services and intensive medical care. As a major government referral hospital in southern Tamil Nadu, Government Rajaji Hospital provides essential healthcare services, medical education and specialist treatment for patients from Madurai and surrounding districts.
