The Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, which opened on 22 November 1991, is located in Prasanthi Gram (about 9 kilometers from the ashram and Puttaparthy), close to the Sri Sathya Sai Airport. It provides heart, kidney, and eye surgery. The hospital is entirely free: nothing is charged for operations, doctors, nurses, room, or board.
Clinical specialties at SSSIHMS Prasanthigram:
- Cardiology
- Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Urology
- Ophthalmology
- Plastic Surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Gastroenterology