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| Name       = Wenlock District Hospital
| Name = Wenlock District Hospital
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| Region     = [[Mangalore]]
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| Funding = [[Government of Karnataka]]
[[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]]
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| Beds       = 1000<ref name='wenlock1'>{{cite news |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=621969|title=Mangaluru: Mother Mary Sodality donates wheelchairs to Wenlock Hospital|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=29 March 2020|newspaper=[[Daijiworld]]|author=Sushil Noronha}}</ref>
| Beds = 1000<ref name='wenlock1'>{{cite news |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=621969|title=Mangaluru: Mother Mary Sodality donates wheelchairs to Wenlock Hospital|date=6 September 2019|accessdate=29 March 2020|newspaper=[[Daijiworld]]|author=Sushil Noronha}}</ref>
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'''Wenlock District Hospital''' is a hospital in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/state-of-the-art-cancer-unit-to-be-set-up-at-wenlock-hospital/article28257926.ece|title=State-of-the-art cancer unit to be set up at Wenlock Hospital |date=2 July 2019|accessdate=29 March 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Established in 1848, it was acquired by the [[Madras Presidency|Madras government]] in 1891&nbsp;and named after the then governor, [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/610547/shortage-beds-wenlock-icu-hits.html|title= Shortage of beds in Wenlock ICU hits patients hard|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=29 March 2020|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> It contains 1000&nbsp;beds {{as of|alt=as of 2019|2019}}.<ref name='wenlock1'/><ref>[http://www.dk.nic.in/other/wenlock.pdf www.dk.nic.in]</ref> It is used as a teaching hospital by the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
'''Wenlock District Hospital''' is a hospital in [[Mangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/state-of-the-art-cancer-unit-to-be-set-up-at-wenlock-hospital/article28257926.ece|title=State-of-the-art cancer unit to be set up at Wenlock Hospital |date=2 July 2019|accessdate=29 March 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Established in 1848, it was acquired by the [[Madras Presidency|Madras government]] in 1891.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/610547/shortage-beds-wenlock-icu-hits.html|title= Shortage of beds in Wenlock ICU hits patients hard|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=29 March 2020|newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> It contains more than 1000 beds {{as of|alt=as of 2021|2021}}.<ref name='wenlock1'/><ref>[http://www.dk.nic.in/other/wenlock.pdf www.dk.nic.in]</ref> It is a teaching hospital of the [[Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-04-01|title=KMC asked to provide more staff to Wenlock and Goschen|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/kmc-asked-to-provide-more-staff-to-wenlock-and-goschen/article34209871.ece|access-date=2021-05-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
== History ==
The hospital named after the then governor, [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock]] was established in 1848 during the British Raj when Mangalore was a part of the Madras Presidency. After India's independence, the hospital came under control of the Madras State. In 1955, [[T. M. A. Pai]], the founder of [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]] established the Kasturba Medical College with Wenlock Hospital as the teaching hospital. Mangalore became a part of the Mysore state in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mangalore: Lady Goschen, Wenlock hospitals to be renamed?|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=162132|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref>
 
== Teaching Hospital ==
The hospital is India's oldest example of a [[Public–private partnership|public-private partnership]] in medical education. KMC Mangalore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Karnataka to use the hospital as a teaching hospital and the college provides healthcare staff and laboratory facilities. The state, through the Karnataka Examinations Authority is the counselling authority for 20% of the MBBS seats at KMC Mangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mar 13|first=TNN /|last2=2015|last3=Ist|first3=05:07|title=PPP is a win-win for all: Mangaluru's KMC {{!}} Mangaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/ppp-is-a-win-win-for-all-mangalurus-kmc/articleshow/46548438.cms|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Kasturba Medical College|KMC Mangalore]]
* [[Manipal Academy of Higher Education]]
* [[Healthcare in India]]
* [[Medical education in India|Medical Education in India]]


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Wenlock District Hospital
Wenlock Hospital
Geography
LocationMangalore, Karnataka, India
Coordinates12°50′23″N 74°47′24″E / 12.83982°N 74.78996°E / 12.83982; 74.78996
Organisation
FundingGovernment of Karnataka

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

(Public-private partnership)
TypeGeneral, Government hospital
Services
Beds1000[1]
History
Opened1848
Links
ListsHospitals in India

Wenlock District Hospital is a hospital in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.[2] Established in 1848, it was acquired by the Madras government in 1891.[3] It contains more than 1000 beds as of 2021.[1][4] It is a teaching hospital of the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.[5]

History

The hospital named after the then governor, Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock was established in 1848 during the British Raj when Mangalore was a part of the Madras Presidency. After India's independence, the hospital came under control of the Madras State. In 1955, T. M. A. Pai, the founder of Manipal Academy of Higher Education established the Kasturba Medical College with Wenlock Hospital as the teaching hospital. Mangalore became a part of the Mysore state in 1956.[6]

Teaching Hospital

The hospital is India's oldest example of a public-private partnership in medical education. KMC Mangalore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Karnataka to use the hospital as a teaching hospital and the college provides healthcare staff and laboratory facilities. The state, through the Karnataka Examinations Authority is the counselling authority for 20% of the MBBS seats at KMC Mangalore.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sushil Noronha (6 September 2019). "Mangaluru: Mother Mary Sodality donates wheelchairs to Wenlock Hospital". Daijiworld. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "State-of-the-art cancer unit to be set up at Wenlock Hospital". The Hindu. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. "Shortage of beds in Wenlock ICU hits patients hard". Deccan Herald. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. www.dk.nic.in
  5. "KMC asked to provide more staff to Wenlock and Goschen". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 1 April 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Mangalore: Lady Goschen, Wenlock hospitals to be renamed?". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. Mar 13, TNN /; 2015; Ist, 05:07. "PPP is a win-win for all: Mangaluru's KMC | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)