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'''Government Rajaji Hospital''' is situated in [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The hospital provides [[tertiary care]] to more than twenty million people in the southern part of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The hospital was formerly known as '''Erskines Hospital'''. The hospital was established in 1842 and was taken over by the municipality of Madurai in 1872 and the state administration took over in 1918 and became a [[teaching hospital]] in 1954. The area of the hospital is {{convert|12.47|acre}} (Plinth{{clarify|date=July 2014}} area 1,04,358 Sq.ft). Bed strength of the hospital is 2,518. [[Madurai Medical College]] is a [[medical school]] attached to the Government Rajaji Hospital in [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is most busiest hospital in state of [[Tamil Nadu]] also it is the only hospital in the State to have doctors available 24x7 in all speciality departments.<ref name=H1>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/government-rajaji-hospital-is-now-75-years-old/article7908281.ece|title = Government Rajaji Hospital is now 75 years old|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 23 November 2015|last1 = Arunachalam|first1 = Pon Vasanth}}</ref><br />
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The hospital is not only centre of excellence in Southern Tamil Nadu but also in the State for various surgeries.<ref name=H1 /> It serves as a tertiary level referral hospital to all the medical college Hospitals of Southern and Central Tamil Nadu.<ref name=H1 /> Open heart, closed heart surgeries and valve replacement are performed in this hospital. Master Health Check-up is available. This hospital provides 24 hours casualty facility, 24 hours bio-chemistry lab facility, CT Scan and MRI Scan facility and so on. It provides tertiary care with the comprehensive health insurance scheme by the government of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/smart-cards-must-for-availing-cms-insurance-scheme-benefits/article5462384.ece|title = Smart cards must for availing CM's insurance scheme benefits|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 15 December 2013|last1 = S|first1 = Mohamed Imranullah}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Hospitals established in 1842]]<br />
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