AIIMS New Delhi — India's Premier Government Medical Institute
About The Hospital
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Sri Aurobindo Marg, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, established by an Act of Parliament in 1956, is India's most prestigious medical institution and consistently ranks as the country's top hospital. With over 2,400 beds, AIIMS New Delhi is one of the largest single-campus hospitals in the world, treating approximately 10,000 outpatients and performing over 100 complex operations daily. The institution holds NABH accreditation and produces a disproportionate share of India's senior medical specialists — virtually every senior physician at India's leading private hospitals trained at AIIMS or one of its state-level counterparts.
AIIMS New Delhi is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, and serves both as a teaching hospital and a referral centre for India's most complex cases. The institution's departments span every medical and surgical specialty, and its faculty includes globally recognised experts who contribute to international medical literature, sit on WHO advisory committees, and train the next generation of Indian specialists. The neurosurgery department at AIIMS has performed more craniotomies than virtually any other single centre in Asia; the orthopaedic department performs some of India's most complex revision joint replacements and spinal reconstructions.
For international patients, AIIMS offers an extraordinary combination: world-class surgical expertise at a fraction of the cost of private hospitals, particularly for complex cases where specialist expertise is paramount. The cochlear implant programme at AIIMS — led by one of Asia's most experienced teams — is recognised internationally for its paediatric implantation outcomes and post-implantation auditory verbal therapy programme. The haematology-oncology department performs more bone marrow transplants than any other public institution in India.
International patients wishing to access AIIMS care should note that the institution operates as a government facility — appointment timelines may differ from private hospitals, and a coordinator or medical tourism facilitator typically assists international patients in navigating the appointment and admission process. Gaf Healthcare assists international patients in accessing AIIMS specialists efficiently, coordinating appointments, translation, and logistics.
Services for Medical Value Travellers
- International Patient Facilitation Unit at AIIMS — providing appointment scheduling, interpreter services, and administrative support for foreign nationals.
- Medical visa invitation letters provided through the AIIMS International Patient Unit.
- Gaf Healthcare coordinates appointment scheduling, accommodation, airport transfers, and translation for international patients accessing AIIMS.
- Specialist consultation appointments typically within 5–15 working days for elective cases, depending on the department.
- Cost transparency — AIIMS fees are government-regulated and significantly lower than private hospital rates for equivalent specialist care.
Accreditations & Awards
Testimonials & Certifications
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has received numerous accolades and certifications, including:
- NABH Accredited — National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers.
- Ranked #1 Hospital in India — NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Medical Rankings, multiple consecutive years.
- WHO Collaborating Centre — multiple AIIMS departments designated as WHO Collaborating Centres for research and training.
- India's Premier Medical Research Institution — home to the largest number of funded medical research projects in India.
- National Excellence in Healthcare Delivery — Government of India National Health Mission recognition.
Team & Specialisation
- Neurosciences: One of Asia's largest neurosurgery programmes with world-class expertise in brain tumour surgery, cerebrovascular surgery, epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation, spinal surgery, and paediatric neurosurgery. The AIIMS neurology department is the premier training centre for Indian neurologists.
- Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery: High-volume cardiac centre performing complex coronary interventions, electrophysiology studies and ablation, TAVR, structural heart disease, complex CABG, valve surgery, and congenital heart surgery. Among the highest-volume cardiac catheterisation laboratories in Asia.
- Oncology (Medical, Surgical & Radiation): Comprehensive cancer care across all cancer types. Medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology (including IMRT, SBRT, and brachytherapy), haematology-oncology, and bone marrow transplantation. One of India's highest-volume BMT programmes.
- Orthopedics: One of India's most experienced orthopaedic departments, performing total knee and hip replacement, complex revision arthroplasty, spinal reconstruction, limb salvage surgery for bone tumours, and paediatric orthopaedics. AIIMS-trained orthopaedic surgeons lead orthopaedic programmes across India.
- ENT & Cochlear Implant: One of Asia's most experienced cochlear implant programmes, recognised internationally for paediatric implantation outcomes and post-implantation auditory verbal therapy (AVT). Also covers head and neck oncology, skull base surgery, and rhinology.
- Haematology & Bone Marrow Transplant: The largest public-sector bone marrow transplant programme in India, covering autologous and allogeneic transplants for leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma, aplastic anaemia, thalassaemia major, and sickle cell disease.
Treatments Offered
Prices shown are indicative starting costs and may vary based on individual diagnosis, complexity, implant choice, and length of hospital stay. Contact Gaf Healthcare for a personalised, all-inclusive cost estimate.
Doctors
Prof. P. Sarat Chandra
Head of Department — Neurosurgery
MCh Neurosurgery, AIIMS; Fellow — University of Iowa, USA
Prof. Sanjay Sharma
Head of Department — Cardiology
MD, DM Cardiology, AIIMS; Fellow — USA & UK
Prof. Lalit Kumar
Director — Institute of Rotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS
MD, DM Medical Oncology, AIIMS
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Yes. AIIMS has an International Patient Facilitation Unit that assists foreign nationals with appointment scheduling, medical visa letters, and administrative support. Gaf Healthcare additionally coordinates all logistics for international patients — appointments, accommodation, translation, and airport transfers — to make the AIIMS experience as seamless as possible.
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- Beds2,400+
- Established1956
- Rating4.7 / 5.0
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