It is named after Lokmanya Tilak, an eminent Maharashtrian freedom fighter in pre-independence India.

Currently with 300 senior staff members and 550 postgraduate students, it takes care of around 16 lakhs OPD patients and more than 60000 admissions per year.

It has special clinics on Learning disability, Hemato-oncology, Thalassemia and Stem cell therapy.

The main strength of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital has been the efficient ‘Trauma Care Centre’ and emergency Medical services center with the state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

This hospital is a nodal center amongst the medical services of the Disaster management plan in the civic context.