Healthcare Services in Salem

Salem is growing up as one of the major cities of Tamil Nadu State in India. It is the 5th largest city of Tamil Nadu and is located within 200 km of Coimbatore City of Tamil Nadu. Known for its steel and garment industry as well as silver anklets all over India, Salem has witnessed remarkable improvement in terms of health care system.

The municipal corporation in Salem is looking after important aspects of public health. Salem City has many public healthcare system and many more are getting constructed with all the modern facilities. With the growing population in Salem like any other place in India, Salem needs proactive health care system with all types of modern equipments and qualified doctors, nurses and paramedical personals.


Being an important city of Tamil Nadu, Salem has got many important private and public hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centers, polyclinics and multi-specialty hospitals where timely health care is provided. Public healthcare system in Salem offers quality healthcare and special centers for maternity and child care is built too. Government is also planning to provide computers and internet connection to all urban health care centers, sub-centers and Corporation hospital so that network connection gets established.

Hospitals in Salem:

Hospitals in Salem are equipped with all types of modern facilities including ultra-sound, MRI, CT-Scan, all types of serology tests, X-rays, endoscopy, ECG and even angiography tests. Well equipped operation theater facilities, 24 hours pharmacy, physiotherapy unit and dialysis units are also there in most of these hospitals in Salem. Well trained technical staffs along with qualified, certified and experienced doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff members. Specialty hospitals for ENT, Eye-care etc are also there in Salem to offer specialized services to the patients. Diagnosis and treatment for oncology is also offered at these hospitals in Salem. Kamala Hospital in Salem has got renowned physicians, pediatricians, orthopedic surgeons and other specialized medical personals at this hospital.

 J S Hospital in Salem gets hordes of patients from within the city as well as from the surrounding areas for getting treated for different types of problems of ear, nose, and throat. Qualified and expert surgeons perform surgeries for tonsil, adenoids, sinus and others. Specialize maxillofacial surgery has been done for years here. Quality ear, nose and throat care is provided to adults as well as infants at this hospital.

Vinayaka Mission Hospital and Medical College is known for taking the healthcare facilities in Salem to a different height. 24 hours services for ambulance, cardiac help, accident and emergency are provided by this hospital. The hospital is approached by national and international patients for medical tourism.

Other hospitals in Salem are K N Rao Hospital, Kurinji Hospital, Gopi Hospital Pvt Ltd, Manipal Hospital and others. 


Kurinji Super Specialty Hospital is well equipped with treatment of oncology, cardiac problems and others. The hospital has well-equipped Cath Lab to perform angioplasty with stenting, angiograms, implantation of pacemaker, dealing with pediatric cardiac problems and others. Other services offered are Spine Surgery, Hip and knee center, cosmetic & plastic surgery, and neurology and neurosurgery center. A specialized psychiatric department is also present in this multi-specialty hospital.
All hospitals in Salem have OPD where hundreds of patients flock to meet the best doctors of the world.

Nursing Homes in Salem:

Not only hospitals but ample numbers of nursing homes are also there in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Each one of them have well qualified doctors, experienced and well-trained Para-medical staffs, experienced and dedicated nursing staffs and friendly administrative people. Specialized patient care personals are also there to look after the requirements of the patients well.


Nursing Homes in Salem have general physicians, gynecologists, pediatrician, oncologists, surgeons, cardiac specialists and surgeons and others. ICU, ITU as well as emergency department is there in these nursing homes. G V G Nursing Home, Udaya Nursing Home, Saradha Nursing Home, and Shri Bharathi Nursing Homes etc are some of the popular nursing homes in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Yoga in Salem:

Yoga has been into practice since ancient time and its origin is in India. Yoga and meditation has become the regular practice for the people of western country. Yoga not only keeps our body fit and healthy but does a great job in providing mental peace. Modern life style and latest gadgets and technologies have made our lives easier but at the same time we have become victim of stress and improper lifestyle and food habits.

Yoga, meditation and massages help people to throw away their daily stresses of life and rejuvenate themselves to lead an energetic and peaceful life. Salem, Tamil Nadu has many yoga centers where people come for regular yoga classes as well as for getting treated for some specific problems. There are medical spa centers as well as Ayurvedic Massage centers to help people relax their body and mind.


VCare Medspa, Baba Ramdev Patanjali Chikitsalaya, Vinayaka Ayrvedic Clinic, Sarvajeevan Ayurvedic Center, Aishwaryam Nature Cure Hospital & yoga Center, Sri Krishna Yoga Center etc are some of the places where people get cured and enjoy physical and mental fitness for rest of their life.

Dieticians in Salem:

Healthy diet has become the concern for most of the people especially those who have identified that right diet is a must for better life style. Dieticians in Salem get visitors from the city and around to know the right diet so that they could maintain proper body weight and at the same time are not devoid of any essential nutrients. Dieticians not only help people to design a diet plan to shed weight but they direct them to follow a path that will lead to better life style.


Qualified and experienced dieticians and nutritionists in Salem get people from different spheres of life so that health issues that crop up due to improper diet could be handled by them. Dr. Yuvaraj MG, Dr. Venkaatesans Diaetic Research Center, Dr. Senthiljumar S M, Dr. Selvam R are some of the leading dieticians in Salem.

Occupational Therapies in Salem:

There are certain physical and mental problems that need a different mode of treatment and do not match with the conventional ones. Some of these treatment modes like Acupressure; Acupuncture, speech therapy etc have been in practice since ancient ages. Salem too has many centers for occupational therapies and expert people that are able to treat provide right treatment for various physical and mental deformities caused due to accident, trauma or age.

ATAMA Acupuncture Hospital founded by Late. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Sehu is one of the leading places where numerous patients from the city as well as from the cities around get acupuncture therapy. Arokkya Acupuncture Center, You Can Speech Therapy Center are some other names in this list.

Psychologists and Psychiatrists in Salem:

Nowadays people have fast life both at workplace and home. At times, it becomes difficult for people to keep up with the pressure and they could not keep their mental balance. Often people need counseling from psychologists so that the actual problem for their irrational behavior and poor mental and emotional conditions could be accessed and proper treatment could be started. Psychiatrists provide medicines to bring back the mental stability of a person.

Salem has some of the leading psychologists and psychiatrists in the city e.g. Dr T. Jagathryan, Babu Rangarajan of Neuro Foundation Hospital,  Sri Ragahavendra Neuro Care Pvt Ltd, to ensure people can get treated fast and in the right way for their mental ailment and they could lead normal and stress-free life.

Medical Tourism in Salem:

Renowned hospitals in India offer affordable treatment packages, efficient doctors and paramedical people, cutting-edge technology and modern equipments. All these attract people from all over the world to come to India for medical tourism, a new but popular concept in the medical industry. Salem houses some of the best hospitals and nursing homes. These places are fully equipped to serve patients coming from different corners of India as well the world. Salem is slowly gaining popularity as the medical tourism capital.

Expert physicians and surgeons, latest technology and the best patient care ensure that Medical Tourism in Salem is blooming.  Vinayaka Mission Hospital, Lotus Eye Care Hospital, JS Hospital and others have secured Salem’s place as a foremost medical destination in the entire world. Vinayaka Mission Hospital has private wards along with best patient-care facilities for both national and international patients. Hi-tech equipments along with advanced medical facilities at this hospital ensure there are thousands of satisfied patients from neighboring countries like Bangladesh, UAE etc. Facilities like patient relations officer, translator, travel agents, local tour arrangements, multi-cuisine diet counselor, currency exchange etc.