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Gujarat · Population 55,77,940 (Census 2011) · 53 stories

Ahmedabad, in Gujarat, is one of India's largest metropolitan centres with a Census 2011 population of 55,77,940. Its healthcare landscape spans public medical colleges and district hospitals, fast-expanding private hospital groups and diagnostic chains, primary health centres and urban health posts, along with a growing base of clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals serving both the city and its surrounding districts.

Zocto's Ahmedabad desk tracks the stories that shape care in the city: hospital expansions and accreditation, disease outbreaks and public health advisories, insurance and treatment costs, medical education and workforce news, health policy decisions by civic and state authorities, and the practitioners and institutions raising the standard of care across Gujarat.

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Three Orthopaedic Residents Suspended at BJ Medical College Over Ragging Allegations

BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad has suspended three senior orthopaedic residents following a formal investigation into allegations of harassing junior medical students.