New Delhi: Fresh from being ranked among the Top Hospitals in the World, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has secured the 6th position globally in the 2026 Brand Finance Global Hospital Rankings, reinforcing its growing global reputation in clinical excellence, research, and patient care.
Building on this global recognition, AIIMS Delhi has achieved another major milestone, with its Surgery Block performing more than 10,000 major surgeries in 2025, highlighting the strength of India’s public healthcare system and its ability to deliver advanced, affordable and high-quality surgical care.
Since its inauguration in 2021, the Surgery Block has expanded from five to eight fully functional operating theatres, including a robotic surgery facility and a dedicated emergency theatre. This expansion has enabled AIIMS to manage a large and diverse surgical caseload while maintaining high safety and clinical outcome standards.
The department performs procedures across a wide surgical spectrum including general, gastrointestinal, endocrine, thoracic, colorectal, bariatric, vascular, breast and complex transplant surgeries using open, laparoscopic, minimally invasive and robotic approaches.
A key highlight has been the launch of robotic renal transplant surgery, making AIIMS Delhi the first government institution in India to offer this advanced procedure, further improving access to cutting-edge transplant technologies in the public healthcare system.
Commenting on the achievement, Prof. Sunil Chumber said the milestone reflects the strength of India’s public health system when infrastructure, policy support and skilled professionals come together. The mortality rate after major elective surgery stood at 0.3 percent, and 7.89 percent for emergency surgeries, comparable with leading hospitals globally.
Delhi: HoD of Surgery block, AIIMS, Prof Sunil Chumber says, "…We have performed 10,500 operations under general anesthesia and 17,000 operations under local anesthesia. This is a unique achievement, made possible by our integrated setup. We have a dedicated faculty in General… pic.twitter.com/c5b1pHEp8s
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This milestone reinforces AIIMS Delhi’s role as a national referral centre, a leading surgical training institution and a pillar of India’s public healthcare system, delivering complex care while advancing quality, accessibility and excellence.
