About 150 yrs ago, in 1851, Gandhi hospital was started initially as an Infirmary of 3 wards, developed into a Cantonment Hospital with 95 beds in 1900. It has progressed to King Edward Memorial Hospital in 1913 and has grown into a teaching hospital in 1958 for Gandhi Medical College with present bed strength of 1200. Presently it is a premier institution of Post-doctoral medical education and training that is fulfilling the medical and health requirements of not only the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad but also the surrounding districts. Gandhi hospital has the distinction of being the first open-heart surgery center in the combined state of Andhra Pradesh and the first to have Cath lab facilities for training DM cardiology students. Gandhi Medical College was established in 1954 and was recognized by MCI in 1956.