Established in 1962, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (HIMSR) at Hamdard Nagar in New Delhi is an institution of national importance with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate Medical Education in all its branches.

In the first phase, the institute is supported by two teaching hospitals, namely, the 606 Bedded Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital and 240 Bedded Sayeeda Memorial Hospital. These are currently being upgraded in conformity to Medical Council of India guidelines.

In addition, a 200 Bedded Hamdard Specialty Hospital is planned, deploying state of the art in medical technology to deliver tertiary level medical care while at the same time affording the best in infrastructure at HIMSR for advanced learning and research in medicine.

Deemed as a self-financing, unaided private institute, HIMSR is affiliated to Jamia Hamdard and is designed to become a parallel private health care system in New Delhi.

Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research is the great leap forward in line with the vision of the founders of Jamia Hamdard and in fulfilling the dream of Hakeem Abdul Hameed to create an institute for suffering humanity. It shall establish the philosophy of Hamdard "Compassion, Concern, Care and sharing in the pain."