UP nursing homes association was formed in the year 2000 in Lucknow at Krishna Medical center. The representative body of nursing homes of UP was formed and elected Dr.Saroj Srivastava as President and Dr.S.K.Bhasin as Secretary of the association.

Association started with branches in KAVAL towns of the state and gradually had its branches in almost all the cities of the state. Association also started its annual conference in year 2000 as UPNCON which was carried forward till today. UPNCON was hosted by Lucknow for first 3 years and then by Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur and Agra. Association also started its news paper with the name of Nursing Home Bulletin in the year 2001. This is the only news paper of its kind in the country. In the year 2007 the NHB was made available on the official web site UPNHA at www.upnha.com.

Association has a strength of more than 2000 member nursing homes. Association has worked for the benefit of the nursing homes in the state. It has negotiated with government for various issues concerning the nursing homes. It has also protected its members from undue harassment by administration, government departments and police.

Association has started celebration of Nursing Home Day from 2006. This is an effort of the association to bring forward the pride of nursing homes and their useful contribution in the society. Association is working for the benefit of its members and providing better health care to the state of UP.

Association represented various cause of Nursing Homes in U.P. to government and court. Association was instrumental in formation area. UPNHA also started certificate examination to asses and certify the acceptable level of knowledge in Hospital work for Nursing home staff having no diploma degree but ample working knowledge.

At present branches of the association are in most cities in state and is representing for more than 3000 Nursing homes in state through them.