Archive · 22 Jan 2026
KEM Hospital Celebrates 100 Years with AI and Expansion Plans
KEM Hospital in Mumbai is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
It started in 1926 with just 125 beds and has grown into a big hospital with 2,000 beds.
On its anniversary, the hospital announced plans to build a new service tower with many diagnostic services and a new hostel for 1,200 medical students.
The hospital also wants to use AI to help patients and set up a communication center for medical students.
It has a long history of medical firsts, like performing India's first cardiac catheterisation and discovering the rare Bombay Blood Group.
The hospital sees 6,000 outpatients every day and is ready to use a new system to make things run more smoothly.
KEM Hospital in Mumbai celebrated its 100th anniversary on January 22, 2024.
Plans announced for a new service tower with multiple diagnostic services and a 1,200-capacity hostel for medical students.
Focus on enhancing citizen-friendly facilities and integrating AI-based technology for patient information.
Proposal for a Communication Centre to connect medical students with experts nationwide.
KEM Hospital has a history of medical firsts, including India's first cardiac catheterisation and the discovery of the Bombay Blood Group.
- Who
- Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial (K.E.M.) Hospital
- What
- Celebrating 100 years with plans for AI-enabled services and a new service tower
- When
- January 22, 2024
- Where
- Parel, Mumbai
- Why
- To enhance citizen-friendly facilities and integrate AI-based technology
- Anniversary Date
- January 22, 2024
- New Service Tower
- Multiple diagnostic services under one roof
- New Hostel Capacity
- 1,200 medical students
- Current Bed Capacity
- 2,000
- Outpatients Daily
- 6,000
- HMIS Implementation
- Full capacity
- First Cardiac Catheterisation
- 1950
- First Coronary Care Unit
- 1966
