Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu, a famous doctor and bacteriologist from Kerala was instrumental in setting up the hospital.

[1] Victoria Hospital is one of Bengaluru's oldest and most prestigious medical institutions.

It began as a modest facility with just 140 beds, serving as a beacon of hope for the underprivileged .

The outpatient department housed in the Sir Puttanna Chetty block has a pharmacy that supplies medicines free to poor patients.

The centenary building houses new wards and the nuclear medicine department with gamma camera and modern operation theatres.