| Government Medical College and Hospital Cuddalore | |
| Former Name: | Rajah Muthiah Medical College |
| Mottoeng: | My debt is to work |
| Type: | Government medical college |
| Established: | 1985 |
| Country: | India |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Language: | English |
| Dean: | C. Thirupathi |
| Website: | https://governmentmedicalcollegeandhospitalcuddaloredistrict.com/ |
Government Cuddalore Medical College and Hospital, officially Government Medical College and Hospital Cuddalore,[1] formerly Rajah Muthiah Medical College, is located in Chidambaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It operates as a 1200-bed tertiary level center with a 24-hour emergency department and coronary care unit. It was established in 1985 under Annamalai University. Originally named after M. A. Muthiah Chettiar, the Raja of Chettinad, it was renamed in 2021 and reaffiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University as it was handed over to the Health and Family Welfare department.
Rajah Muthiah Institute of Health Sciences was established in the year 1980 with the opening of a dental college which inaugurated by Ramaswamy Venkataraman the President of India. Rajah Muthiah Medical College was established in 1985.[2] In 1996, RMMC was the location of the murder of Pon Navarasu during a ragging incident, and led to the passing of the first anti-ragging legislation in India.[3] In 2010, the Kalaignar Health Insurance Scheme for Life-Saving Treatments at RMMCH was instituted.[4]
On 14 February 2020, during the presentation of the budget allocation for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as part of the 2020 Union budget of India, it was announced that the government will take over RMMC and turn it into a Government Medical College.[5] This was affected by an order issued on 27 January 2021, the affiliating university was changed from Annamalai University to Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University,[6] and the institute was officially renamed Government Medical College and Hospital Cuddalore.[7]