ECHS Empanelled Hospitals in Uttarakhand — 38 Across 2 Cities

Which ECHS Regional Centre covers Uttarakhand?

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.

Uttarakhand is split across 2 Regional Centres, which is the part veterans most often get wrong. The largest share is administered by RC Dehradun (68% of the 38 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 Uttarakhand 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 Uttarakhand?

Not every empanelled facility is a general hospital. Of the 38 ECHS empanelled facilities in Uttarakhand, 24 are hospitals , 10 are dedicated eye centres, 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.

Uttarakhand is noticeably weighted towards eye care — 26% of its empanelment is eye centres, well above the national pattern. Cataract and retina work is well covered here; for multi-speciality admission you will usually be referred to one of the general hospitals below.

ECHS coverage across Uttarakhand

ECHS empanelment in Uttarakhand is heavily concentrated in Dehradun, which alone accounts for 68% of the state's 38 facilities across 2 cities. If you live away from Dehradun, 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 Uttarakhand

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

• Ujala Cygnus Central Hospital — Kaladhungi Road

  2D Echo · Anaesthesiology · Arthroscopy · Cardiology · Clinical Biochemistry · Clinical Pathology · Critical Care Medicine · Critical Care Unit

• Krishna Hospital and Research Centre — Gurunanak Pura

  Bone Densitometry · Cardiology · Clinical Microbiology And Serology · Clinical Pathology · Critical Care Medicine · CT Scanning · Dentistry · Dermatology

• Brijlal Hospital & Research Centre Pvt Ltd — Nainital Road

  Anaesthesiology · Clinical Biochemistry · Clinical Microbiology And Serology · Clinical Pathology · Critical And Intensive Care · CT Scanning · Dental Science · Dermatology

• Sai Hospital — Kaldungi Road

  Clinical Biochemistry · Critical Care Unit · CT Scanning · General Medicine · General Surgery · Gynaecology · Haematology · Joint Replacement Surgery

• City Hospital and Research Centre — Bareilly Road

  Critical Care Unit · Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) · General Medicine · General Surgery · Gynaecology · Intensive Care Unit Adult (ICU) · Obstetrics · Orthopedics

How to get cashless ECHS treatment in Uttarakhand

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