NEIGRIHMS Hospital
North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) is a premier medical institute located in Shillong, Meghalaya. Established as an Autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in 1987, it was declared a "Centre of Excellence" by the Indian Parliament. The institute began its operations at its permanent campus in Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, in 2007. The MBBS program started in 2008 with an intake of 50 students, followed by postgraduate courses in Anaesthesiology, Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and Pathology in 2009. Additional PG courses were later introduced in Anatomy, General Medicine, General Surgery, and Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, along with a DM course in Cardiology. NEIGRIHMS also offers B.Sc and M.Sc Nursing programs, with the College of Nursing starting its courses in 2006. The institute was formally inaugurated by Smt. Sonia Gandhi on 5 March 2010.