Doctors and specialists in Salem
Find doctors, clinics and specialists in Salem, with phone, address and map. Choose a speciality below: each page explains what to check before booking, when to see a specialist and what local healthcare capacity looks like.
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Healthcare in Salem at a glance
Quick facts about Salem and its healthcare system. Hospital, bed and doctor figures are estimates scaled from state and national data, because no public source counts them city by city.
| City population (2025 estimate) | 1.2 million (12 lakh)Census 2011 scaled by a growth factor (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Population rank among top-100 cities | #65Mid (1-2M) |
| Estimated hospital beds in the city | ~2,400State beds per 1,000 x city population |
| Estimated ICU beds | ~120ICU assumed at 5% of beds |
| Estimated hospitals (public + private) | ~37Scaled from state totals |
| Estimated practising doctors, all systems | ~1,500National ratio of 1 per 811 people |
| Estimated nurses and midwives | ~2,800National ratio of 2.23 per 1,000 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 (state) | 1.91India average about 1.39; Above avg |
| Private share of hospital beds (state) | 50%2019-era estimate |
| Infant mortality (state, 2024) | 11 per 1,000 live birthsIndia: 24 (SRS 2024) |
| Life expectancy at birth (state, 2023, modelled) | 75.0 yearsIndia: about 72 |
With around 1.2 million (12 lakh) people (2025 estimate, from Census 2011 scaled forward with a growth factor, so treat it as approximate), Salem is number 65 among the 100 largest cities in this directory and sits in the Mid (1-2M) size band. At the assumed growth of 2.2% a year, it would reach about 1.4 million by 2030, so demand for healthcare services is likely to keep rising.
Scaling Tamil Nadu's 1.91 beds per 1,000 people (the India-wide figure is about 1.39) to the city's population gives roughly 2,400 hospital beds in Salem, including about 120 ICU beds, spread across an estimated 37 hospitals (about 18 public and 19 private). That is about 524 residents for every bed and around 64 beds per hospital on average. Measured against the WHO's often-quoted benchmark of 3 beds per 1,000 people, the city would need roughly 1,400 more beds, which is one reason private clinics and hospitals carry so much of the load.
The same national ratio of one practising doctor per 811 people suggests about 1,500 practising doctors across all systems of medicine in Salem, supported by around 2,800 nurses and midwives. Specialist head-counts are not published city by city, so these figures show overall scale rather than the number of any one speciality.
On health outcomes, Tamil Nadu's infant mortality rate is 11 per 1,000 live births (2024), well below the national figure of 24, and modelled life expectancy is about 75.0 years against roughly 72 for India; these are state-wide measures, not city measurements. About 50% of hospital beds in Tamil Nadu are private, so most people weigh private doctors and specialists against government outpatient departments. This directory lists 15 providers for Salem across 15 specialities, and 6 other cities in Tamil Nadu have their own doctor page below.
General information compiled from public sources (MoHFW, SRS 2024, CDDEP / One Health Trust, UN WPP 2024, Census 2011); estimates, not official counts, and not medical advice.
Frequently asked questions: healthcare in Salem
How do I find a specialist in Salem?
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How many providers are listed in Salem?
We currently list 15 providers in Salem across 15 specialities. Specialities with no listing yet say so, and you can apply to be the first.
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