Founders
Mrs. Kanakavalli Shanmuganathan & Dr.J.G. Shanmuganathan
ABOUT GANGA
Ganga Hospital was started in 1978 by Dr J G Shanmuganathan and Mrs Kanakavalli Shanmuganathan with 17 beds and 2 Operating theatres at Ramnagar, Coimbatore. The hospital underwent multi-staged expansions and was converted to a specialty centre in Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery after their sons Dr S Raja Sabapathy and Dr S Rajasekaran returned to India following specialist training in UK and USA. In 1991. The hospital moved over to its present premises in Mettupalayam Road, Coimbatore in 2007 and also had added expansion to a separate block in 2020.
At present, with a bed capacity of 650 beds and 38 Operating theatres dedicated to the field of Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Trauma Surgery, the hospital stands as one of the largest speciality units in this field in South Asia.
In 2024, the hospital catered to 2,55,297 Outpatients, 29,856 Inpatients, 34,225 Surgeries and 3,642 International Patients.
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The hospital functions on the four pillars :
OUR VISION
OUR MISSIONGANGA HOSPITAL - THE JOURNEY
1978
1978
The hospital is named after Shri.J.S. Gangadharan, father of the founder of the hospital, Dr.J.G. Shanmuganathan.
- 17 beds
- Two Operating Rooms
1991
1991
The First Expansion
Speciality Centre for Orthopaedic Surgery and Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery.
- 35 beds
- Four Operating Rooms
- Centre for Orthopaedics and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Dr. Raja Sabapathy and Dr. Rajasekaran joined the institution.
1997
1997
The Second Expansion
Rapid growth following the establishment of the Orthopaedics and Plastic Surgery departments.
- 135 beds
- Six Operating Rooms
2007
2007
The Third Expansion
Expanded into subspecialties including Spine Surgery, Hand Surgery, Arthroplasty, Pediatric Surgery, Brachial Plexus Surgery, Burns, and Advanced Microsurgical Reconstruction.
- 420 beds
- 20 Operating Rooms
- Intensive Trauma Care Unit
- Regional Blood Bank
- Microsurgery lab expanded with four training stations.
- In-house radiology department with 1.5 T MRI and 16 slice CT scan
- In-house Conference facility with 425 seated Auditorium
2020
2020
The Fourth Expansion
- B Block was inaugurated with a total of 650 beds and 38 operation theatres.
- The expansion included Intensive Care, Specialist Microsurgery Intensive Care and Specialist Intensive Burns Care.
- Additional of 3 T MRI and 16 slice CT scan
Other Milestones
2000
2000
Ganga Microsurgery Training Lab
- Inauguration of the Ganga Microsurgery Training Institute in May 2000.
- An advanced microsurgery lab was set up at Ganga Hospital and opened to all surgeons.
- As of October 2025, 3,444 surgeons from several countries have been trained by the lab.
2010
2010
Ganga Institute of Health Sciences
- 10 Courses
- 32 Class rooms
- 13 labs
- 2 “State of the Art” Auditoriums
- In Campus Hostel Facility
- Comprehensive Infrastructure
2014
2014
Ganga Spine Injury & Rehabilitation Centre
- 38 Beds Inpatient capacity
- 6 Private Rooms
- 4 Semi Private Rooms
- 2 General Wards
- Free Vocational Training Units to learn tailoring, embroidery and umbrella making are available to in-patients and their caretakers
2015
2015
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Ganga Research Centre (GRC)
- The basic science research wing of GOREF to seek solutions for musculoskeletal diseases at molecular level through OMICS approach.