There are 12 government hospitals, 6 community health centres and 66 primary health centres in this district with a total bed strength of 43.10. In addition to this,  there is a government rural dispensary at N.G.O. Quarters, Kozhikode, a District .B. Centre at Kuthiravatoom and two Government Fisheries Dispensaries at Vatakara and Puthiyappa, 

To take up public awareness programs on health, a mass media wing is functioning under the DMO. There are 205 units of Mahila Swasthiya Sangh in the district to promote women's participation to solve their health problems particularly related to maternal and child health and family planning. To promote non-governmental sector in Family Welfare Programs, Standing Committee of Voluntary Action units (SCOVA) are also functioning here.

The District Blindness Control Society effectively functioning in kozhikode. Thousands of cataract operations and intraocular lens implantations were being done. To improve the health status of coastal people, Coastal Health Project was also introduced.

The district has a Regional Filaria Training and Research Centre and a Regional Analytical Laboratory.

There are six ayurvedic hospitals, one each at Vatakara, Payyoli, Kozhikode, Cheruvannur Ballusseri and Nochad with a total bed strength of 170. The district has 39 ayurvedic dispensaries and eight grant-in-aid dispensaries. There are 32 homeo dispensaries and three homeo hospitals here with a total bed strength of 75. The total bed strength of Homeo Medical college is 100.

There is  a Co-operative Hospitals in the city. This hospital has 125 beds.

The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation runs seven allopathic and two ayurvedic dispensaries.