The Evidence is in Landmark Study published in the Journal of Medical Evidence
New Delhi: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital excels in medical research among private hospitals as it is the best healthcare model in India. As for research, it has long ago earned the reputation of being AIIMS of the private hospitals. Journal of Medical Evidence has only stressed the obvious. The result is the natural corollary of best minds of medical research aggregated by SGRH.
The study published in prestigious journal has, in addition to underlining Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as India’s Leading Non-Teaching Private Hospital in Medical Research, also emphasized the urgent need to strengthen research culture across India’s private healthcare sector. The study underscores the critical role that private hospitals can play in advancing evidence-based healthcare and medical innovation while delivering world-class patient care.
Titled “Research Output from Private Hospitals in India Without Medical Colleges Compared with That from Medical Colleges in India and Healthcare Institutions in the USA, China and the UK,” the study was authored by Dr. Samiran Nundy and Parmanand Tiwari. It analysed the publication output of major hospitals between 2021 and 2025.
The study found that Sir Ganga Ram Hospital published an average of 253 peer-reviewed scientific papers annually during the five-year period, the highest among all private hospitals in India that do not have an attached medical college.
Despite catering to a substantial share of India’s patient population, the study revealed that research output from most private hospitals remains alarmingly low. It found that 99.9% of non-teaching private hospitals publish fewer than 10 scientific papers annually, highlighting a significant gap between clinical practice and medical research.
Key Findings
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital recorded the highest research output among India’s non-teaching private hospitals, averaging 253 publications annually.
The top 50 non-teaching private hospitals published an average of 48 papers per year, while hospitals affiliated with medical colleges averaged 338 publications annually.
India’s top 10 non-teaching hospitals produced an average of 133 publications annually, compared with 740 publications from the country’s top 10 medical colleges.
Globally, leading healthcare institutions continue to publish significantly more research, averaging 2,701 papers annually in the UK, 2,898 in the USA, and 3,220 in China.
Commenting on the findings, Dr. Samiran Nundy, Senior Consultant Surgeon, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and lead author of the study, said:
“Medical research is fundamental to improving healthcare outcomes and shaping the future of medicine. While private hospitals in India have access to enormous clinical data and millions of patients, this valuable resource remains vastly underutilized for scientific research. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has demonstrated that a non-teaching private hospital can make significant contributions to global medical knowledge through sustained commitment to ethical research, academic excellence, and scientific publication.”
Speaking on the achievement, Dr. Ajay Swaroop, Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said: “At Sir Ganga Ram Hospital our commitment goes beyond providing world-class patient care. We believe that every patient encounter is an opportunity to generate knowledge that benefits society. This recognition reflects our institution’s unwavering commitment to ethical clinical research, academic excellence, and innovation. We remain dedicated to fostering a culture where research and patient care complement each other, ultimately leading to better treatment outcomes and stronger healthcare systems for the nation.”
The study recommends a series of reforms to strengthen research across India’s private healthcare sector, including greater institutional support for clinical research, wider adoption of electronic medical records, expansion of DNB programmes, stronger hospital-university collaborations, dedicated research funding, and policy incentives that encourage private hospitals to evolve into academic healthcare institutions.
The authors conclude that India’s vast patient population and rich clinical database represent an unparalleled opportunity to drive medical innovation. With the right policy support and institutional commitment, private hospitals can become powerful contributors to global medical science while further improving patient outcomes.
