Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
Ahmedabad Civil Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Coordinates | 23°03′05″N 72°36′18″E / 23.051362°N 72.605075°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Government |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 7000+ |
History | |
Opened | 1841 |
Links | |
Website | civilhospitalahd |
Lists | Hospitals in India |
Ahmedabad Civil Hospital is a
History
The hospital traces its origins to 1858, when it was founded with the help of donations given by Shri Hutheesing, Shri Premabhai and Surgeon General D Wyllie, for a total cost of 96,000. It had rooms for 92 inpatients.[1] Every year, the hospital admits around 70,000 patients, conducts 26,000 surgeries, and performs 6,500 deliveries.[2]
Working
In 2019, the hospital inaugurated a new 1,200-bed building within the campus, built at a cost of Rs 395 crore.[3] Earlier that month, hundreds of contractual employees of the hospital protested the incomplete payment of salaries.[4]
COVID-19 pandemic in Gujarat
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gujarat High Court highlighted the poor health infrastructure of the hospital, calling conditions in the hospital "pathetic" and "as good as a dungeon", highlighting the lack of ventilators and lack of accountability by senior physicians.[5][6] After a few days, a new bench of the High Court noted that "administration has geared up and is doing quite well" after observing that the hospital had additional healthcare staff along with 47 ventilators.[7]
References
- ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Printed at the Government Central Press. 1879.
- ^ "Top 10 largest hospitals in the world". healthcareglobal. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 1200-bed New Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad". DeshGujarat. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "PM Modi to inaugurate 1,200-bed hospital in Ahmedabad city". The Indian Express. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Ghosh, Sohini (24 May 2020). "Civil Hospital worse than dungeon, says Gujarat HC". The Indian Express. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Langa, Mahesh (24 May 2020). "Ahmedabad civil hospital conditions pathetic, painful: Gujarat HC". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Gujarat High Court now praises state govt: 'we would have been dead'". The Indian Express. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.