DIPHU MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

Diphu Medical College and Hospital is located in Diphu, Assam, and began functioning on 25 November 2019, becoming the 7th medical college in the state. It operates under the State Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam, is recognised by the National Medical Commission, and is affiliated with Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati. Construction began with a foundation stone laid by Himanta Biswa Sarma on 19 January 2011, with the budget later increased and the final plan approved in 2018 after three design revisions. Originally called Assam Hills Medical College and Research Institute, it was renamed Diphu Medical College and Hospital on 21 November 2019. The college admits 100 undergraduate students annually since 2020–21, with hostel facilities for 204 students and 75 rooms for demonstrators, along with a library and air-conditioned lecture hall. The attached hospital has 416 beds, 24x7 emergency services, an ICU, operating theatre, blood bank, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, and COVID-19 testing facilities. It is accessible via nearby Diphu railway station, bus station, Dimapur Airport, and Taralangso helipad.