The hospital was later established in 1885[2] as a small facility with 50 beds in Chandni Chowk and opened by Lady Dufferin, Vicereine of India.

The hospital hired their first female doctor, Jenny Muller, a woman of Indian-German origins who had attended the London School of Medicine for Women.

The foundation stone for the General Hospital was laid in 1972 by V. V. Giri the President of India and opened by Indira Gandhi in 1976.

[10] The mother and child block was later named after Dr Lucy Oommen, the first Indian medical director of the institute and a Padma Shri awardee by Dr.A.

The organisation is recognized by Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.The hospital provides patients with the following services: The hospital has contributed a number of notable personalities in modern-day India, including: The Community Health Centre, established in 1981 and inaugurated by Jagmohan, the then Lt Governor of Delhi and situated in Nand Nagri serve people with preventive, pro motive, curative & rehabilitative care[21] The hospital also runs the distinction of running the last polio ward in the country.

[20] The ward run by Dr Mathew Varghese, a renowned orthopedic surgeon who provides care, treatment and rehabilitation to individuals debilitated by polio[23]