Safdarjung Hospital

Safdarjung Hospital is a government‑run tertiary care hospital situated in New Delhi, India. It delivers a wide spectrum of medical services that include outpatient consultations, inpatient admission, surgical procedures, and diagnostic laboratory testing. The institution functions as a teaching hospital, providing clinical training for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students affiliated with its associated medical college. Patients from the national capital region and from other states seek care at Safdarjung for both routine and specialised treatments. Its service portfolio covers multiple specialties such as internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, and orthopaedics.

Safdarjung Hospital has been a notable participant in the national e‑Hospital programme, which integrates electronic health records, appointment scheduling, and laboratory information systems to streamline patient care. The hospital’s cybersecurity incident on 3 December 2022 demonstrated its dependence on these digital platforms, as attackers caused temporary server downtime that was swiftly contained by its IT team in coordination with the National Informatics Centre and CERT‑In. Following the attack, approximately three thousand workstations were scanned, secured with antivirus software, and returned to operation after malicious IP addresses were blocked. The episode prompted investigations by agencies such as the National Investigation Agency, Delhi Police, and CERT‑In, resulting in personnel suspensions related to data‑handling lapses. Administratively, Safdarjung Hospital operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, as an autonomous institution funded by central budgetary allocations.