Healthcare facilities in Gujarat are available in the public-government controlled and the private sector. For its citizens, the Government of Gujarat is committed towards providing highly subsidized services through a 3 tier system of Primary, Secondary and tertiary care through a well structured system of Public Healthcare Facilities and Medical Colleges.

The Government of Gujarat has always been conscious of it's responsibilities to provide state of the art medicare. Over the past 3 decades, the government has been instrumental in supporting the growth of state of the art facilities for cancer treatment and research at GCRI, Ahmedabad, Kidney and urology related ailments at the IKDRC, Ahmedabad and Cardiac diseases at the UN Mehta Cardiac Institute. All these 3 major facilities are situated in the Civil Hospital Campus which is a Medicity spread over 110 Acres.

Corporatisation and Privatization of the health sector has received a big boost in the last 15 years. All the multi-speciality hospitals have their own diagnostic facilities, laboratory and imaging backup. Advanced facilities are also available; for instance, Gujarat is home to PRATHMA, the technology enhanced blood bank in Ahmedabad.

WHO to represent India in an exclusive regional quality assurance programe, granted a Grade A CRISIL rating and is designated as a "Research Centre" by the Department of Science and technology, Govt. of India.

Advanced radiology and imaging facilities are available at X-Ray House in Ahmedabad, and advanced radiology, imaging and nuclear medicine facilities are available at the Samved Hospital in Ahmedabad.

The Gujarat Cancer Research Institute at Ahmedabad offers treatment facility for all cancer patients. Medical surgical and radiotherapy and supportive pain clinic and rehabilitative services are well developed. Paediatric and Neurosurgical oncology specialities - including skull base surgery and nuclear medicine facilities are also provided.

Bone marrow transplantation is done in the Cancer Hospital (GCRI) and the Kidney Institute (IKDRC). The Allogenic stemcell transplants are conducted at the Kidney Institute. The Cancer Hospital in Ahmedabad is headed by the renowned oncophysician, Dr. Pankaj Shah.

Dialysis and lithotripsy is undertaken in all the major hospitals. Kidney Transplants are undertaken at the IKDRC, Ahmedabad and the Muljibhai Kidney Institute, Nadiad.

The IKDRC at Ahmedabad is headed by its Director, Dr. H. L. Trivedi, whose stem cell transplants and tolerance models have received worldwide acclaim. The renowned urologist, Dr. Mahesh Desai, heads the transplant team at the Nadiad Institute.

Cardiac Care facilities are extremely well developed. The U. N. Mehta Heart Institute in the Semi-Public sector and all corporate and Trust hospitals. Sterling, SAL, Rajasthan and Apollo Hospitals in Ahmedabad and other hospitals in the Gujarat have state of the art facilities for coronary enjiygraphy, angiography and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). Apart from these Multi-speciality hospitals, specialized Heart Institutes like the Krishna Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, the Baroda Heart Institute at Vadodara and the Shri Mahavir Cardiac Hospital at Surat also offer highly specialized and state of the art cardiac care.

Through facilities for opthalmic diagnosis and treatment are widespread, Ahmedabad boasts of two world class facilities. The Eye Research Centre and Retina Foundation is headed by Dr. P. N. Nagpal a renowned Retina surgeon and the Raghudip Eye Clinic is headed by Dr. Abhay Vasavada, whose catoract and intraocular lens surgery results, are amongst the best in the world. Facilities for laser based refractive surgery are also available. Institute of Opthalmology in the Civil Hospital Campus in Ahmedabad headed by Dr. Bharatiben C. Lavingia is doing commendable work in corneal surgery.

Again, all corporate and trust hospitals have facilities for joint replacement. Specialized joint replacement is performed at the Shalby Orthopedic Hospital and Research Centre in Ahmedabad. The results of Joint replacement surgery match the best in the world. Also Samved hospital in Ahmedabad has facilities for computer / Robotic assisted joint replacement surgery - one of the few such facilities in India.

Through facilities for opthalmic diagnosis and treatment are widespread, Ahmedabad boasts of two world class facilities. The Eye Research Centre and Retina Foundation is headed by Dr. P. N. Nagpal a renowned Retina surgeon and the Raghudip Eye Clinic is headed by Dr. Abhay Vasavada, whose catoract and intraocular lens surgery results, are amongst the best in the world. Facilities for laser based refractive surgery are also available. Institute of Opthalmology in the Civil Hospital Campus in Ahmedabad headed by Dr. Bharatiben C. Lavingia is doing commendable work in corneal surgery.