ECHS Empanelled Hospitals in Punjab — 232 Across 9 Cities

Which ECHS Regional Centre covers Punjab?

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.

Punjab is split across 5 Regional Centres, which is the part veterans most often get wrong. The largest share is administered by RC Jalandhar (50% of the 232 empanelled facilities here), but the centre that covers you depends on your district and the polyclinic you are attached to — not on which hospital you happen to visit.

Shares are calculated from the empanelled facilities we list for Punjab and indicate which centres are active in the state — they are not a district-by-district jurisdiction map. Your polyclinic will confirm your parent centre.

What kind of ECHS facilities are empanelled in Punjab?

Not every empanelled facility is a general hospital. Of the 232 ECHS empanelled facilities in Punjab, 178 are hospitals , 40 are dedicated eye centres, 10 are dental clinics, 4 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 Punjab

ECHS empanelment in Punjab is spread across 9 cities rather than concentrated in one, with Amritsar the largest at 25% of the state's 232 facilities. For most veterans in Punjab that means an empanelled facility within reasonable reach — check your own city below first.

Major multi-speciality ECHS hospitals in Punjab

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

• Shrimann Superspeciality Hospital(Unit of Shriman — Pathankot Road

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesia · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopy · Audiometry · Bariatic Surgery · Blood Bank

• Tagore Hospital & Heart Care Centre Pvt Ltd - Jalandhar — Mahavir Marg

  2D Echo · Ambulance · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Andrology · Arthroplasty · Arthroscopy · Audiometry

• Sacred Heart Hospital - Jyothi Province Sacred H C — Maqsudan

  2D Echo · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopic Surgery · Bariatic Surgery · Bone Densitometry · Cardio Anesthesia · Cardio Thoracic Surgery · Cardiology

• Amandeep Medicity (Unit:amandeep Healthcare P Ltd) — Mall Road

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopic Surgery · Audiometry · Blood Bank · Blood Transfusion Services · Bronchoscopy

• Nhs Hospital (A Unit of Nasa Brain and Spine Centr — Kapurthala Road

  2D Echo · Ambulance Service · Anaesthesiology · Audiometry · Blood Transfusion Services · Bone Densitometry · Cardio Anesthesia · Cardio Thoracic Surgery

How to get cashless ECHS treatment in Punjab

1. 1. Start at your polyclinic. For anything planned, report to the ECHS polyclinic you are attached to in Punjab. 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 Punjab 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.