Free Medical Care by Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Kumbh Mela Prayagraj
Bengaluru: Amidst the gathering of millions at Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj,where devotees seek spiritual upliftment and purification, the Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR), in collaboration with the Department of Health, Uttar Pradesh, and the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, is offering invaluable facility to the attendees by offering free medical services.
A total of 15- bed hospital has been set up in Sector 16 of Prayagraj that ensures to provide inclusive medical support for free. Treating an average of 1,000 patients per day to 2,000 patients per day (on spiritually significant days like Mauni Amavasya), the initiative by SMSIMSR aims to offer timely and accessible healthcare services to all the devotees for free, especially during the peak days.
Equipped to provide immediate care to any of the devotees in need of assistance as they take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam, this initiative prioritises health and well-being to every individual during their spiritual journey. In this convergence of devotion and service, healthcare becomes a blessed offering of love and compassion.
Established in Bangalore, the Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research is India’s first free private rural medical college that was inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, on March 25, 2023. Offering medical education to rural youths in courses such as MBBS, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences, the institution aims to provide accessible and affordable quality healthcare and education to all. In the coming days, SMSIMSR will introduce 600 beds hospital to continue healthcare services to all.
In India, there are 12 speciality hospitals, including five paediatric cardiac hospitals, five mother & child hospitals and two multi-specialty hospitals. Internationally, the mission operates three hospitals in Fiji, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, as well as a medical centre in the USA. These initiatives have provided life-changing care to over 34,000 children with congenital heart defects and offered outpatient consultations to over 2.9 million patients.
