Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar

Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) is a government medical institute and tertiary-care teaching hospital in Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Its origins trace to a 1972 proposal by associates of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, leading to the registration of the Sher-i-Kashmir National Medical Institute Trust in 1973. The Jammu and Kashmir government leased land at Soura to the Trust, and construction began in 1976. The institution was declared a government hospital in 1979, with a formal agreement between the government and the Trust executed in 1980. The hospital was partially commissioned in 1982 and became fully operational in 1983, gaining university-like status under state legislation. In 1986, it was declared a government organisation. SKIMS is governed by a Governing Body, historically chaired by the Chief Minister, but since 2022 chaired by the Lieutenant Governor. The institute comprises a super-speciality hospital, State Cancer Institute, maternity hospital, nursing and paramedical colleges, and research departments. It also administers SKIMS Medical College & Hospital in Bemina, formerly Jhelum Valley Medical College. As of its 2023 report, SKIMS operates as a 1,015-bed hospital.