ECHS Empanelled Hospitals in Gujarat — 27 Across 2 Cities

Which ECHS Regional Centre covers Gujarat?

ECHS is run through 30 Regional Centres across India, and they do not follow state boundaries. Your Regional Centre decides where your ECHS Smart Card is administered, which polyclinic you are attached to, and where a referral or a reimbursement claim is processed — so it is worth knowing before you need treatment, not after.

Gujarat is administered by a single Regional Centre — RC Ahmedabad — which handles all 27 empanelled facilities listed here. That makes things simpler than in states split between several centres: card queries, polyclinic attachment, referrals and claims all route to the same place.

What kind of ECHS facilities are empanelled in Gujarat?

Not every empanelled facility is a general hospital. Of the 27 ECHS empanelled facilities in Gujarat, 19 are hospitals , 5 are dedicated eye centres, 2 are dental clinics, 1 are diagnostic and imaging centres. The distinction matters at the referral stage: a referral to an eye centre or a diagnostic lab covers only that treatment, and walking into a dental clinic expecting general admission will not work.

ECHS coverage across Gujarat

ECHS empanelment in Gujarat is heavily concentrated in Ahmedabad, which alone accounts for 67% of the state's 27 facilities across 2 cities. If you live away from Ahmedabad, check the nearest listed city below before assuming you must travel to the capital — and remember empanelment is national, so a closer hospital across the state border is equally valid.

Major multi-speciality ECHS hospitals in Gujarat

These empanelled hospitals in Gujarat publish the widest range of approved specialities, which usually makes them the referral destination for anything beyond routine care:

• Marengo Asia Healthcare Pvt Ltd — Nr Shukan Mall Off Science City Road

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Audiometry · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Clinical Biochemistry · Clinical Pathology

• Health 1 Super Speciality Hospital — Shilaj Circle

  2D Echo · Anaesthesiology · Audiometry · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Clinical Microbiology And Serology · Clinical Pathology · CT Scanning

• Krishna Shalby Hospital — Green City

  2D Echo · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopic Surgery · Arthroscopy · Audiometry · Bariatic Surgery · Cardio Anesthesia · Cardio Thoracic Surgery

• Shalby Hospital Naroda (Unit of Shalby Ltd) — Haridarshan Cross Road

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology · Clinical Biochemistry · Clinical Microbiology And Serology · Clinical Pathology

• Akshar Purshottam Arogya Mandir — Muni Seva Ashram

  2D Echo · Anaesthesiology · Audiometry · Bone Marrow Transplantation · Cardiology · Clinical Biochemistry · Clinical Haematology · Clinical Microbiology And Serology

How to get cashless ECHS treatment in Gujarat

1. 1. Start at your polyclinic. For anything planned, report to the ECHS polyclinic you are attached to in Gujarat. The polyclinic examines you and issues a referral to an empanelled facility. Going straight to a hospital for planned treatment is the single most common reason a claim is refused.
2. 2. Carry a valid Smart Card. The 64-KB ECHS Smart Card is what proves entitlement. If yours has expired or is still pending, sort it out before you need treatment — an expired card turns a cashless admission into a reimbursement claim.
3. 3. Check the MOA is current. Empanelment runs on short Memorandum-of-Agreement cycles that lapse on fixed dates. Every facility on this site shows its MOA validity; if it has lapsed, reconfirm on www.echs.gov.in before admission.
4. 4. In an emergency, go straight there. For a genuine emergency you may report directly to any empanelled hospital in Gujarat without a referral — but inform your parent polyclinic within 48 hours, or the cashless claim can be rejected.
5. 5. Keep every document. Referral letter, discharge summary, investigation reports and bills. Even under cashless treatment, non-admissible items are billed to you directly.