Established in 1922 by Dr. Sorabji P. Shroff, 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐇 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥. As of today, 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐇 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 10 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲. In the last decade, SCEH treated 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 4.4 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 and performed 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 300,000 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. As a not-for-profit, its board mandates that at least 50% of its surgery is non-paying or highly subsidized. Based in Delhi, 𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐇 𝐡𝐚𝐬 7 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 50 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Across all levels of care, it employs more than 1,000 professionals. It’s one of the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐇-𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢, adheres to all quality standards and protocols, and offers standard eye care and ENT services. With the mission of “𝐄𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬”, the cornerstones of the Institute are 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐲𝐞-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞, and 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 through various long and short term programs for medical, paramedical and non-medical cadres. Many national and international partners and funders collaborate on the institute's projects and continue to support its growth. With a 10-point Strategic Plan aimed at 2030, the 100-year young SCEH is preparing for the future.