Gauhati Medical College is the premier medical institute in the Northeastern Region of India. Established in 1960, has come a long way in the field of medical education, carrying the legacy of patient safety and care. The glorious journey of Gauhati Medical College continued starting from Jalukbari which got shifted to Bhangagarh, in 1968. This present complex of Gauhati Medical College at hill top was inaugurated in 1968 by Mr. B. K. Nehru the then Governor of Assam. The Journey of Gauhati Medical College started with 100 MBBS students in March 1966 increasing to 200 students annually. The Post Graduate courses in various departments started during 1969. The Post Doctoral (DM/Mch) Course started in 2008-09 with 37 students in 12 disciplines The hospital has grown over the years and is currently having 3214 bed capacity hospital with 600 ICU Beds. It caters to the population of about all districts apart from patients from other states of northeast and eastern part of India. GMCH has been a standing witness to the glorious journey of medical sciences in the State. During its more than 60 years of existence, this mega institution has trained number of doctors, specialists, super specialists, nurses and paramedical staff who are carrying the legacy of patient safety and care to different parts of the country and world. The strong academic and practical foundations built during their study in this institution have enabled them to be the pillars of health care services not only in the country but also in different parts of the world.

GMCH is a tertiary care multi super speciality hospital with 33 departments including five super specialty centres managing practically all types of disease conditions with support from pre- and Para-clinical departments. It has round the clock Emergency services in state of the art Department of Emergency including Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, Paediatrics, Obstatrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, ENT. All supportive services like laboratory, X - Ray, CT-Scan, MRI ,Ultrasound, Blood Bank and Ambulances are available round the clock. The hospital has laid down disaster action plan & disaster beds, which are made operational in case of mass casualties and disaster. In a year on an average the hospital provides services to about 1800000 patients as OPD cases, admits more than 100000 patients in Indoor and about 2000000 patients are attended in the Emergency, around 18000 maternity cases including 50% of them high risk . Similarly about 5,000 CT Scan, 1.70 lakhs X-Ray cases, 28 lakhs laboratory tests and about 17,000 Ultrasound are done. Hospital conducts about 11,000 Major and 49,000 Minor operations during a year.