Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department has ranked State-run healthcare institutions.
It rated districts based on 17 criteria including Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), and out-patient treatment.
This is the first time the State has ranked primary healthcare centres (PHCs), healthcare sub-centers, district headquarters hospitals, and medical college hospitals.
Kancheepuram, Namakkal, and Thoothukudi districts have performed the best.
Tenkasi, Tirupathur, and Dindigul are at the bottom of the list.