Overview
- AMCH celebrated its 79th Foundation Day on Tuesday with ceremonies that recalled its upgrade into Northeast India’s first medical college in 1947.
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted public greetings to the AMCH community and praised the institution’s growing infrastructure and patient care capacity.
- Work is advancing on a ₹357.28 crore Barbari campus redevelopment that is reported to include new teachers’ quarters and student hostels.
- Construction is underway on a World Bank‑funded ₹206 crore AMCH City Hospital at Jail Road described as a basement plus six floors designed to decentralize specialist services and reduce pressure on the main hospital.
- AMCH traces its roots to the 1900 Berry White Medical School and has been credited with training thousands of doctors and specialists, a legacy that underpins the state’s focus on expanding regional healthcare capacity.