St. John's Medical College Hospital
IN Bengaluru, India · multi-specialty
Trust Index 59 · Fair
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St. John's Medical College Hospital (SJMCH) is a 1350-bed teaching hospital in Bengaluru, established 1975 and run by St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences (CBCI Society for Medical Education), combining undergraduate/postgraduate medical education with tertiary patient care across 39 clinical and surgical departments.
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- Patient rating
- 3.3/5
- 1,508 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 59/100
- Fair
- Data confidence
- 59%
- Partial · 50% verified
- Founded
- 1975
- 51 yrs
- Specialty centers
- 39
- sourced
Medical Travel Cost Hospital Index
MHI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable score per hospital — each metric below is measured against the registry and weighted by the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Trust Index 59 Our index 59/100 · vs 95 same-country hospitals · 5th percentile
- Profile completeness 59 Our index 59% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 62 ✓ Verified #78 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.3★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 75th percentile
- Accreditation 63 ✓ Verified 1 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
- Price transparency — Not sourced — · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
- Scale 92 ✓ Verified 1,350 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 83th percentile
The composite is the weight-normalized mean of available metrics. The same method applies to every hospital in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Location & getting here
SourcedAddress, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034
Off Sarjapur Road / Koramangala area, Bengaluru — a central-southeast Bengaluru locality
Getting here
- Bommanahalli 2.5 km · ~6 min (≈, OSM)
- Central Silk Board 2.8 km · ~7 min (≈, OSM)
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) 31 km · ~47 min (≈, OSM)
Arriving from the airport
- Parking
- On-site parking, capacity for 750 cars and 2000 two-wheelers, for patients and visitors (own-site Parking + Amenities pages, consistent across both)
Accommodation & rooms
SourcedWhere you'll stay — 9 room types from ≈ $9/night. Rates include service charge & meals.
Common Ward
General Private
Semi Private
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Single Non-AC (A Block)
Single Non-AC (B/C Block)
Single AC (B/C Block)
AC Deluxe (B Block)
AC Suite (B Block)
ITU (Intermediate Therapy Unit)
Accreditations
Independently verifiableOnly independent, checkable accreditations and rankings — published by the accrediting bodies themselves. Self-reported trade awards are deliberately omitted.
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
Own-site Official Recognitions & Accreditations page: 'The Laboratory services of St. John's achieved accreditation under NABL standards' — laboratory-only, not a hospital-wide certification
Newsweek / Statista
#78 in India (listed as "St. John's Medical College Hospital")
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Our indexSide by side on what actually decides the choice — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation, and real verified prices. Best in each row marked ★.
Compared with 3 other India hospitals here, St. John's Medical College Hospital carries a B grade (#78 in India — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (64).
| Metric | This hospital St. John's Medical College Hospital Bengaluru | Medanta - The Medicity Gurugram | AIIMS New Delhi New Delhi | PGIMER Chandigarh Chandigarh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | B · 64 | AAA · 92 ★ | AA · 77 | AA · 77 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #78 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 3.3★ | 4.2★ | 4.3★ ★ | 3.8★ |
| Accreditationindependent bodies | JCI | 2 independent ★ | JCI | — |
| Published pricesverified, comparable | — | — | — | — |
| From pricecheapest verified | — | — | — | — |
| Profile | You're here | Open profile | Open profile | Open profile |
Six decision metrics on the same public formula — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation and real verified prices. "—" means not yet sourced, never guessed. Best in each row marked ★. All hospitals →
Common questions about St. John's Medical College Hospital
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
Is St. John's Medical College Hospital accredited?
Yes — St. John's Medical College Hospital holds NABL. We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.
How is St. John's Medical College Hospital rated?
St. John's Medical College Hospital has a 3.3-star Google rating from 1,508 reviews, and scores 66/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #78 in India — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is St. John's Medical College Hospital known for?
St. John's Medical College Hospital (SJMCH) is a 1350-bed teaching hospital in Bengaluru, established 1975 and run by St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences (CBCI Society for Medical Education), combining undergraduate/postgraduate medical education with tertiary patient care across 39 clinical and surgical departments.
Where is St. John's Medical College Hospital?
St. John's Medical College Hospital is located at Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034, Bengaluru, India.
Traveling to Bengaluru, India
Sourced Full India guide →India is a leading value medical-travel destination: foreign patients fly to JCI- and NABH-accredited private hospitals in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad for cardiac surgery, orthopaedics, oncology and transplants at a fraction of Western prices, in English, supported by the world's largest generic-medicine industry. Chennai alone draws about 45% of the country's health tourists.
- Visa
- India offers an e-Visa to nationals of 160+ countries in tourist, business and medical categories; medical travellers apply for the e-Medical Visa specifically for treatment.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- The e-Medical Visa gives a 60-day stay with triple entry, extendable up to 6 months for long treatments via the FRRO/FRO; it requires an invitation letter from the treating hospital, and up to two e-Medical Attendant visas can be granted per patient.
- Arrival
- Apply online at indianvisaonline.gov.in at least 4 days before arrival (application window 120 days); e-Medical Visas are usually processed in about 3–7 working days.
- Currency
- Indian Rupee (INR, ₹)
- Languages
- Hindi and English are both official; English is widely used in international hospitals (India has 22 constitutionally-scheduled languages)
- Safety & recourse
- Take normal precautions · Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
General guidance — confirm current rules for your nationality with official sources. Verified against: India e-Visa (official portal) · Ministry of Home Affairs — visa services.
Data & sources
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- Identity & location ✓ Verified
- Accreditation Not yet collected
- Published prices Not yet collected
- Languages Not yet collected
- Patient reviews ✓ Verified
- Staff & expertise Imported
- Safety & complications Modeled
- Accommodation & rooms ✓ Verified
- Facilities & access ✓ Verified
- Insurance & payment ✓ Verified
- Inclusive & accessible care ✓ Verified
- Ownership & governance ✓ Verified
- Volume & outcomes Modeled
- International-patient mix Modeled
- Surgical team depth Modeled
- Specialties & clinical professions ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Trust Index and the finder's verified-only filter. Methodology →
Reviews, staff, accreditations, awards, research and inclusive-care figures are aggregated or modeled from published signals for this preview; real registry, outcome and review data replace them before launch. How we model this →