 <unk> has several hospitals , including Heritage Hospital , <unk> Hospital , <unk> <unk> , Mata Anand Mai Hospital , <unk> Hospital , Ram Krishna Mission Hospital , <unk> Prasad Gupta Hospital , Pandit <unk> <unk> <unk> hospital ( managed by state <unk> . ) the largest & <unk> hospital is Sir <unk> Lal Hospital ( University Hospital ) having more 1150 beds & a separate trauma centre having 340 beds , and Varanasi Hospital and Medical Research Centre . A separate cancer institute is also operated in Varanasi . The Varanasi Hospital , established in 1964 by Dr. <unk> Prasad . The hospital , which in 2012 had 66 beds , serves Varanasi and surrounding districts and states , many of which rely on it for surgery . Although the hospital suffers from a lack of funding , it has facilities such as x @-@ ray , <unk> , <unk> and a pathology lab . The urban portion of Varanasi District had an infant mortality rate of 70 per 1 @,@ 000 live births in 2010 – 2011 . 
