Much has been spoken throughout the world about the concept of integrated health practices. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also actively advocated it. This integration is being effectively implemented in a thorough and professional manner in Sri Sathya Sai Hospitals.



Primary Health Care - Medical camps are organised on a regular basis in rural areas where patients are given medicines free of cost. Hundreds of thousands of patients are treated for eye ailments and thousands of cataract operations are performed. Free medical dispensaries are being run at various places by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations. Blood donation camps are organised. Medical teams from Sri Sathya Sai Organisations of various states visit orphanages, old age homes, leprosy homes etc. for medical checkup on a continuous basis.

Secondary Healthcare (The general hospitals) - Sri Sathya Sai General Hospitals at Prasanthi Nilayam and Whitefield, Bangalore, render free medical aid. These hospitals offer up-to-date facilities, and the dedicated and selfless service of the resident and visiting doctors and nurses have resulted in their phenomenal growth. The majority of the patients are from socially and economically weaker sections of society. Both hospitals today have speciality units. The various departments in the general hospitals are: general medicine, pediatrics, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, urology, ENT surgery, ophthalmology, Sri Sathya Sai Eye Bank, obstetrics, and gynecology.

Tertiary Health Care (the super-speciality hospitals) - These hospitals provide excellent patient care facilities to all, free of cost. Even heart surgeries like CABG and valve replacement are done entirely free of cost. Most of the patients are from socially and economically weaker sections of society. There are in all four hospitals, two of which provide advanced tertiary care. The hospitals are equipped with state-of-the-art technologies in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology and urosurgery, and ophthalmology. To date, thousands of surgeries have been performed absolutely free.

The Sri Sathya Sai Super Speciality Hospital in Puttaparthi was setup on 150 acres of lend near Sri Sathya Sai Airport, about five km. away from Prashanti Nilayam. The construction was completed in a record time of six months and the hospital was operational on the target date. The departments of cardiology and cardio thoracic surgery, along with all the ancillary and support services, were inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India. Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao. The second phase was inaugurated a year later by the then President of India. Dr. Shenker Dayal Sharma, when the uro nephrology department started functioning. Subsequently, the hospital has also added the department of ophthalmology.

The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences at Whitefield near Bangalore is a modern multi-superspeciality hospital, constructed on a 350,000 sq. feet site, at a cost of Rs. 640 millions and provides free medical services that include diagnostic, pre-operative, surgical, and post-operative services, at no cost to the patient or their family. This hospital is equipped with the latest equipment in radiology, nuclear medicine, blood bank, and laboratory services and offers state-of-the-art medical care in the field of cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurology and neuro surgery. It has 333 beds, including 120 intensive-care beds. It is fully residential with its own staff quarters and canteens for staff and visitors. It also provides post-graduate training for physicians and surgeons and aims to achieve the highest academic and teaching standards in the field of medical sciences. This institute is a model in eco-friendliness too, with no adverse effect on the environment whatsoever.

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