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The '''Cama & Albless Hospital''' (originally just '''Cama Hospital''') is a [[hospital]] for women and children in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]], with 367 beds. | The '''Cama & Albless Hospital''' (originally just '''Cama Hospital''') is a [[hospital]] for women and children in the city of [[Mumbai]], [[India]], with 367 beds. | ||
The foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught|Duke of Connaught]] on 22 November 1883 and the building formally opened on 30 July 1886. The building was designed in Medieval Gothic style by Khan Bahadoor Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. The building is made from stone obtained from [[Porbander]]. [[Pestonjee Hormusjee Cama]], a Parsi philanthropist who contributed Rs 100000 to its construction.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Xenophon|journal=Indian Engineering|url=https://archive.org/stream/indianengineerin04calcuoft#page/432/mode/1up|page=432|title=Pestonjee Cama Hospital, Bombay|year=1888}}</ref> The staffing was provided through the Medical Women for India Fund.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/39002011128098.med.yale.edu#page/n95/mode/2up/|pages=24–29|author=Kittredge, George|title=A short history of the "Medical Women for India" Fund of Bombay|year=1889|publisher=Education Society's Press|place=Bombay}}</ref> | The foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught|Duke of Connaught]] on 22 November 1883 and the building formally opened on 30 July 1886. The building was designed in Medieval Gothic style by Khan Bahadoor Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. The building is made from stone obtained from [[Porbander]]. [[Pestonjee Hormusjee Cama]], is a Parsi philanthropist who contributed Rs 100000 to its construction.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Xenophon|journal=Indian Engineering|url=https://archive.org/stream/indianengineerin04calcuoft#page/432/mode/1up|page=432|title=Pestonjee Cama Hospital, Bombay|year=1888}}</ref> The staffing was provided through the Medical Women for India Fund.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/39002011128098.med.yale.edu#page/n95/mode/2up/|pages=24–29|author=Kittredge, George|title=A short history of the "Medical Women for India" Fund of Bombay|year=1889|publisher=Education Society's Press|place=Bombay}}</ref> | ||
The hospital was one of the main targets of the | The hospital was one of the main targets of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]. | ||
The Cama Hospital later employed Edith Pechey, one of the original cohort of female medical students at the University of Edinburgh (1869).<!--- try and insert image of the donor who built the hosp | The Cama Hospital later employed Edith Pechey, one of the original cohort of female medical students at the University of Edinburgh (1869).<!--- try and insert image of the donor who built the hosp | ||
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--><!---Draft:Pestonjee Hormusjee Cama is being re-established - was created by someone but need to have that re-established and full | --><!---Draft:Pestonjee Hormusjee Cama is being re-established - was created by someone but need to have that re-established and full pane created with photo --><!--- THE PESTONJEE CAMA HOSPITAL, BOMBAY. | ||
This institution, of which we annex an illustration, occupies a sit« conqirising 19,000 square yards, is situated near the [[Elphinstone High School |then new Elphinstone High School on Cruickshank road]], and the foundation stone was laid on the 22nd of November 1S83 by H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught, the building being completed and formally opened by His Excellency Lord Reay on the 30th July 1886. | This institution, of which we annex an illustration, occupies a sit« conqirising 19,000 square yards, is situated near the [[Elphinstone High School |then new Elphinstone High School on Cruickshank road]], and the foundation stone was laid on the 22nd of November 1S83 by H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught, the building being completed and formally opened by His Excellency Lord Reay on the 30th July 1886. | ||
The Hospital was designed by, and erected \mder the superintendence of Khan B;\hadoor Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. A.M.I.C.E., and is a credit to his skill and talent. | The Hospital was designed by, and erected \mder the superintendence of Khan B;\hadoor Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. A.M.I.C.E., and is a credit to his skill and talent. | ||
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[[Category:Hospitals in Mumbai]] | [[Category:Hospitals in Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category:Children's hospitals in India]] | [[Category:Children's hospitals in India]] | ||
[[Category:Municipal hospitals]] | [[Category:Municipal hospitals in India]] | ||
[[Category:Hospitals established in 1886]] | [[Category:Hospitals established in 1886]] | ||
[[Category:1886 establishments in British India]] | [[Category:1886 establishments in British India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:49, 23 September 2021
| Cama Hospital | |
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 Building in 1887. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Services | |
| Beds | 367 |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 July 1886 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
The Cama & Albless Hospital (originally just Cama Hospital) is a hospital for women and children in the city of Mumbai, India, with 367 beds.
The foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught on 22 November 1883 and the building formally opened on 30 July 1886. The building was designed in Medieval Gothic style by Khan Bahadoor Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. The building is made from stone obtained from Porbander. Pestonjee Hormusjee Cama, is a Parsi philanthropist who contributed Rs 100000 to its construction.[1] The staffing was provided through the Medical Women for India Fund.[2] The hospital was one of the main targets of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The Cama Hospital later employed Edith Pechey, one of the original cohort of female medical students at the University of Edinburgh (1869).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Xenophon (1888). "Pestonjee Cama Hospital, Bombay". Indian Engineering: 432.
- ↑ Kittredge, George (1889). A short history of the "Medical Women for India" Fund of Bombay. Bombay: Education Society's Press. pp. 24–29.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Cama and Albless Hospital - listing at the India Education Network
- Cama Albless Hospital (Dhobi Talao; 367 beds - Municipal hospitals in Mumbai)
- Nitin Yeshwantrao and Hemali Chhapia, "Panic-stricken patients walk out of Cama hospital", Times of India, 28 November 2008.
- Tata donation to the hospital
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