Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, usually abbreviated SMHS, is a government teaching hospital in Srinagar's Karan Nagar area. It is associated with Government Medical College Srinagar and is also known locally through the Hadwun or Hedwun name. These names refer to a particular institution, not to every government hospital in the city.[1]

A teaching-hospital role

SMHS is historically associated with the late 1940s and the growth of modern medical care in Srinagar. Its relationship with Government Medical College connects clinical work with the education of medical professionals. A hospital's foundation date and the later development of its teaching arrangements are different points in an institutional history.[1]

The college's official hospital pages identify SMHS and publish administrative and service information. These records distinguish the institution from other associated hospitals, each of which needs its own location and departmental account. A broad label such as “GMC hospital” can otherwise create confusion about the actual destination.[2]

Care, records and changing arrangements

A teaching hospital has wards, outpatient activity, clinical departments and supporting services. Their organisation is more detailed than a single map marker or a photograph of the facade can show. Access to a particular service is a current operational question, not something established by the hospital's historical reputation.

Patient enquiries should use the current official information and the relevant clinical team. This profile does not provide diagnosis, department availability, live waiting times or a promise that an older roster remains valid. A dated administrative record should retain its date when it is used in further research.

Read with SKIMS Soura for a separate medical institution and Sri Pratap College for another educational-history subject. The Srinagar district entry provides wider city context. The supplied hospital-area coordinate is orientation information; a patient needing a specific entrance or service should confirm the current route with the hospital rather than rely solely on general map directions.

Photograph and map record

Photograph: SALlM BlN YOUSUF via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Recorded capture date: 2025-12-06 11:18:27. Resized and converted to WebP; scene content unchanged. This is a dated view, not confirmation of the site’s present appearance.

Map marker: 34.08616, 74.79731. Representative source-record location, not a surveyed boundary or verified visitor entrance. Confirm actual access and accessibility locally. View location on OpenStreetMap · View Google Maps · Google directions · OpenStreetMap directions.

Research checked: 14 October 2026. For a visit, confirm current access, transport and opening information with the relevant authorities. This encyclopedia profile provides geographical and historical context.