The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram was inaugurated by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba along with former Prime Minister of India Sri. P.V. Narasimha Rao. The hospital as of today offers free tertiary care in seven specialties as described below:

Cardiology
The Department of Cardiology began functioning on November 22, 1991. With complex procedures being performed free of cost, patients visit the Department from all over the country. Patients mostly belong to economically weaker sections of the society, who could not have afforded the cost of the treatment elsewhere. Read more

Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
The department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) has been rendering effective service at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, since its inception 17 years ago. The Department has been delivering, a high standard of medical care with the support of fully trained and dedicated staff supported by state-of-the-art equipment. Read more

Urology
The department of Urology was inaugurated by Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the honourable President of India on 22nd November, 1992. In its initial days, it was working as a General Surgery Department with emphasis on Urology. Later on it became a specialised department in Urology. Facilities of Nephrology were initially extended to the patients, but later this facility was discontinued. Read more

Ophthalmology
The Department of Ophthalmology began functioning on 23rd November 1994, with the blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. The department was set up with the vision to make available the finest in eye care to its patients free of cost. The department has a modern operation theatre complex with three operation theatres and an advanced laser unit. All the areas are equipped with necessary patient care equipment. Read more

Plastic Surgery

The department of Plastic Surgery began functioning at the SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram, from July 1997. The first operation was conducted on September 15, 1997. One unique feature of the department is that it is the only one of its kind in a 300 km diameter around Puttaparthi town. However, the department has seen patient inflow not only from the adjoining areas, but also from various parts of the country and abroad. Read more

Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics department in the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS), Prasanthigram, made a humble beginning at the Sri Sathya Sai General Hospital (SSSGH), Prashanti Nialyam, with a basic physiotherapy unit. It was a facility to render basic emergency care. The full fledged Orthopaedics Department commenced functioning at SSSIHMS from July 11, 2006. The goal of the department is to render efficient care in orthopaedic surgery, provide post graduate training in orthopaedics and to train young and budding orthopaedic surgeons. Read more

Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology is the medical specialty that includes the preservation, investigation and the restoration of the form and function of disorders of the digestive system by medical and non-surgical methods. The purpose of the Gastroenterology Department at the SSSIHMS, Prasanthigram, and Sri Sathya General Hospital (SSSGH), Prashanti Nilayam is to provide and ensure the delivery of FREE medical care to all patients with gastrointestinal diseases in the out-patient and in-patient setting. Read more