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Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital is a 1,500-bed hospital situated in the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, and is affiliated to and acts as the teaching hospital of University College of Medical Sciences. GTBH was established in 1979 with 350-bed capacity which has now been expanded to 1500-bed capacity. It is the first Delhi Government tertiary care hospital in Trans-Yamuna area, catering to the East Delhi population as well as patients from adjacent states. It is an associated teaching hospital attached to the University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi.LocationDilshad Garden, Delhi-110095HistoryIt was envisioned as a teaching affiliate to University College of Medical Sciences and as such it can trace its history parallel to that of UCMS.UCMS was founded in 1971, due to the efforts of the Health Minister of New Delhi. It was proposed by the minister to provide medical education to every student who attained the eligibility criteria and wished to become a doctor. The criteria being stringent (minimum 60% aggregate), but it still caused a 100 or so students to be left out, even with the presence of two Medical Colleges in Delhi – MAMC and LHMC. That year classes began in the makeshift Department of Chemistry, Delhi University, North Campus. This was to become the UCMS of tomorrow. It then started having its clinical postings (practicals) at Meerut Medical College. Shortly, it was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital in South Delhi. In 1986, it shifted to its present location at Dilshad Garden and was associated with Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, a 1000 bedded institution, as its teaching hospital.