My alma mater, Andhra Medical College and its teaching hospital, the King George Hospital, in Visakhapatnam has some fascinating history. Several of its blocks are named after personalities all over India. True national integration.
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It all started off as a little dispensary in 1845 and was upgraded to a 30 bedded hospital in 1857. It presently has 1200 beds (will be much more if we add the allied hospitals) and serves patients from Northern Andhra, Odisha and even Chattisgarh.

The main building of KGH was inaugurated in 1923 by Raja Sir Panaganti Ramarayaningar, the Zamindar of Kalahasti (in present day Chittoor district close to Chennai), and Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency from the Justice Party. A link to faraway Madras and Kalahasti here

The Medical College attached to it, Andhra Medical College was also inaugurated in 1923, by the Rajah of Panagal as he was called. The main block of the college is officially called the Panagal Block in his honour.

One of the Internal Medicine wards is called "Bhavnagar Ward". A link from Andhra to Kathiawad in Gujarat. This ward was inaugurated in 1949 by Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji, the ruler of Bhavnagar princely state and the Governor of Madras from 1948-1952, and so bears that name

The other Internal Medicine ward is called the Rajendra Prasad ward. Since it was inaugurated by the first President of India, Sri Rajendra Prasad in 1955.

A link connecting Vizag to far off Bihar through this name.

The Paediatric Ward, located just next to Rajendra Prasad ward is called the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur ward, as it was inaugurated by India's first health minister in 1956. A thread connecting Punjab with Andhra in this way.

The Government Maternity Hospital in Visakhapatnam, built in 1894 by the local aristocrat Goday Narayana Gajapathi Rao, is officially called the Government Victoria Hospital, after Queen Victoria.

And finally, the hospital is named after King George VI, the last British Emperor of India. An attempt to rename the hospital as Karamchand Gandhi Hospital fell through as most locals were not in favour. Good or bad, this hospital and its name are a part of local heritage.

On a slightly different note, did you know there is a famous Satyanarayana Swamy temple in the middle of the hill on which the hospital and college are situated?
A pleasant site with an amazing view of the city. Must visit

We may travel very far but our hearts remain in our colleges and hometowns. I'm no different. This college, and its library (all my UPSC prep was there only) will always be a part of me.
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