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{{Infobox hospital | {{Infobox hospital | ||
| | | name = Osmania General Hospital | ||
| | | org_group = [[Government of Telangana]] | ||
| | | image = Osmania hospital.JPG | ||
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| | | location = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]] | ||
| | | country = India | ||
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.372|78.474|type:landmark|display=inline, title}} | | coordinates = {{Coord|17.372|78.474|type:landmark|display=inline, title}} | ||
| | | healthcare = | ||
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| | | speciality = | ||
| | | emergency = Yes | ||
| | | affiliation = [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]] | ||
| | | beds = 1168 | ||
| opened = 20 April 1910 | | opened = {{start date and age|20 April 1910}} | ||
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| | | website = {{URL|http://osmaniageneralhospital.org}} | ||
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| helipad = No | | helipad = No | ||
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'''Osmania General Hospital (OGH | '''Osmania General Hospital''' ('''OGH''') is one of the oldest hospitals in [[India]] located at [[Afzal Gunj]], [[Hyderabad]]. It is named after its founder – [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], the last [[Nizam]] of Hyderabad. It is run by the [[Government of Telangana]], and is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the state. It was built at a cost of {{INR}}2,00,00,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Developments of the Nizams |url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/160452/6/06_abstract.pdf}}</ref> | ||
The hospital building, a [[Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India|heritage structure]] is in dire need of | The hospital building, a [[Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India|heritage structure]] is in dire need of repair and renovation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/once-pride-nizam-hyderabads-iconic-osmania-hospital-now-lies-shambles-56184|title=Once the pride of the Nizam, Hyderabad's iconic Osmania hospital now lies in shambles|last=B.|first=Nitin|date=2017-01-24|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/osmania-general-hospital-gasps-for-attention-heritage-building-crumbling-roofs-caving-in/articleshow/56846559.cms|title=Osmania General Hospital gasps for attention: Heritage building crumbling, roofs caving in|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/heritage-structures-left-to-their-fate/article24362411.ece|title=Heritage structures left to their fate|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2018-07-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The building has been included in ''2025 World Monuments Watch'' compiled by [[World Monuments Fund]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/news/hyderabads-heritage-sites-make-it-to-2025-world-monuments-watchlist-1854558|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|title=Hyderabad's Heritage Sites Make it to 2025 World Monuments Watchlist|first=Mrittika|last=Banerjee|date=2025-01-16|access-date=2025-03-06}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The '''Afzal Gunj Hospital''', the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by [[Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I|Salar Jung I]]. | The '''Afzal Gunj Hospital''', the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by [[Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I|Salar Jung I]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaushik |first=Shrimansi |date=2024-02-08 |title=The legacy of Osmania General Hospital |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2024/Feb/08/the-legacy-of-osmania-general-hospital |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> | ||
The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]. It was designed by [[British people|British]] architect [[Vincent Jerome Esch]] and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Sarcenic style]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=2426|title=Login|website=www.bl.uk|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref>http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/History_of_Historical_Monuments_in_and_around_Chennai.pdf | The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]. It was designed by [[British people|British]] architect [[Vincent Jerome Esch]] and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Sarcenic style]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=2426|title=Login|website=www.bl.uk|access-date=2018-07-24|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134955/http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=2426|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=History of Historical Building and Monuments in and around Chennai | url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/History_of_Historical_Monuments_in_and_around_Chennai.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626081958/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/History_of_Historical_Monuments_in_and_around_Chennai.pdf | archive-date=26 June 2013 | access-date=25 July 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, for H.E.H. The Nizam of Hyderabad |url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/vincent-jerome-esch-cvo-friba-architect-5480271-details.aspx}}</ref> In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to the new building. It was the [[List of tallest buildings in Hyderabad|tallest building in Hyderabad]] until 1987, when it was surpassed by the Babukhan Estate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Dinesh C. |date=2023-07-31 |title=Osmania General Hospital: The journey of a masterpiece on the riverfront {{!}} Osmania General Hospital: The journey of a masterpiece on the riverfront |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310723/osmania-general-hospital-the-journey-of-a-masterpiece-on-the-riverfro.html |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Babukhan Estates |url=https://babukhanproperties.com/completed-projects/babukhan-estates-3/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=BabuKhan Properties |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Dr. Yusuf Mirza, the hospital's first resident medical officer (RMO). One of the doctors who started along with the RMO Dr. K Gopal Rao. Names of these doctors are still there at the General Ward entrance. | |||
In 2015, the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao|K. Chandrashekhar Rao]] announced a plan to demolish the building.<ref name=":0" /> Following outrage among [[Historic preservation|heritage activists]], he immediately retracted the statement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/telangana-kcr-osmania-general-hospital-ronald-ross-malaria-dr-rupa-bai-furdoonji-jntu/story/1/5882.html|title=By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy|last=Sharma|first=Dinesh C.|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telangana-govt-holds-osmania-hospital-demolition-consult-all-hyderabad-mlas-34928|title=Telangana govt holds off Osmania hospital demolition, to consult all Hyderabad MLAs|date=2015-10-07|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> | |||
Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], joined hands to improve the building's condition, with the INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage). He believes minor renovations could improve the hospital building to restore the Osmania General Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Syed Akbar|date=Nov 8, 2021 |title=Nizam's kin backs INTACH's save OGH campaign {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nizams-kin-backs-intachs-save-ogh-campaign/articleshow/87573409.cms |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Interlude |date=2019-12-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvr695fb.17 |work=The Mysterious Sofía |pages=81–88 |publisher=UNP - Nebraska |doi=10.2307/j.ctvr695fb.17 |access-date=2022-03-08|url-access=subscription }}</ref> | |||
Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], joined hands with the INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage). He believes minor renovations could improve the hospital building to restore the Osmania General Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Syed Akbar|date=Nov 8, 2021 |title= | |||
== Facilities == | == Facilities == | ||
The hospital has more than a thousand beds.[[File:Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad]] | The hospital has more than a thousand beds.[[File:Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad]] | ||
== New Building== | |||
The new building of Osmania General Hospital to be located at [[Goshamahal]] in 26 acres of land, and foundation stone was laid by Chief Minister [[A.Revanth Reddy]] along with Health Minister [[Damodar Raja Narasimha]] on 31 January 2025.<ref name="Revanth Reddy lays foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital building in Hyderabad">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Revanth Reddy lays foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital building in Hyderabad |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/revanth-reddy-lays-foundation-stone-for-new-osmania-general-hospital-building-in-hyderabad-1857949 |access-date=2 February 2025 |work= |date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202094051/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/revanth-reddy-lays-foundation-stone-for-new-osmania-general-hospital-building-in-hyderabad-1857949 |archive-date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Telangana High Court issues notices on Osmania General Hospital relocation to Goshamahal police stadium">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Telangana High Court issues notices on Osmania General Hospital relocation to Goshamahal police stadium |url=https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-high-court-issues-notices-on-osmania-general-hospital-relocation-to-goshamahal-police-stadium |access-date=2 February 2025 |publisher=Telangana Today |date=29 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202094138/https://telanganatoday.com/cm-revanth-reddy-lays-foundation-for-new-osmania-general-hospital-building-amid-protests |archive-date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> It will be built on a 32 lakh square feet built up area and will have 2,000 beds.<ref name="New Osmania General Hospital to set healthcare benchmark with 2,000 beds, advanced facilities">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=New Osmania General Hospital to set healthcare benchmark with 2,000 beds, advanced facilities |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2025/Jan/30/new-osmania-general-hospital-to-set-healthcare-benchmark-with-2000-beds-advanced-facilities |access-date=2 February 2025 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=30 January 2025 |archive-date= |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Shops shut in protest as Telangana CM lays foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Shops shut in protest as Telangana CM lays foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/shops-shut-in-protest-as-telangana-cm-lays-foundation-stone-for-new-osmania-general-hospital/article69163983.ece |access-date=2 February 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202093509/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/shops-shut-in-protest-as-telangana-cm-lays-foundation-stone-for-new-osmania-general-hospital/article69163983.ece |archive-date=2 February 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | |||
This new hospital will replace the aging Osmania General Hospital, which has been in operation since 1910 and is struggling with outdated infrastructure. Despite concerns over the relocation of the hospital and its potential impact on local heritage, the government is moving forward with the plan to modernize healthcare facilities in [[Hyderabad]]. | |||
However, the proposed relocation of the hospital has faced significant opposition from local residents and heritage activists. Concerns raised include the potential environmental impact of the new facility and the loss of a community space. Additionally, there are fears about the potential loss of the heritage value of the original Osmania General Hospital building. Legal challenges to the relocation have been filed, and the Telangana High Court issued notices regarding the proposed move in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=Telangana High Court Issues Notice on Osmania General Hospital Relocation to Goshamahal Stadium |url=https://munsifdaily.com/telangana-high-court/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Osmania Medical College]] | * [[Osmania Medical College]] | ||
* [[Osmania College, Kurnool]] | * [[Osmania College, Kurnool]] | ||
* [[:Category: | * [[:Category:Hospitals established in Hyderabad State|Hospitals established in Hyderabad State]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Reflist}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzhd_lTFeFQ Osmania General Hospital Demolition | The Deccan Archive] | |||
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| Osmania General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 17°22′19″N 78°28′26″E / 17.372°N 78.474°E |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1168 |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 April 1910 |
| Links | |
| Website | osmaniageneralhospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Osmania General Hospital (OGH) is one of the oldest hospitals in India located at Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad. It is named after its founder – Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is run by the Government of Telangana, and is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the state. It was built at a cost of ₹2,00,00,000.[1]
The hospital building, a heritage structure is in dire need of repair and renovation.[2][3][4] The building has been included in 2025 World Monuments Watch compiled by World Monuments Fund[5]
History[edit | edit source]
The Afzal Gunj Hospital, the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by Salar Jung I.[6]
The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It was designed by British architect Vincent Jerome Esch and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in Indo-Sarcenic style.[7][8][9] In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to the new building. It was the tallest building in Hyderabad until 1987, when it was surpassed by the Babukhan Estate.[10][11]
Dr. Yusuf Mirza, the hospital's first resident medical officer (RMO). One of the doctors who started along with the RMO Dr. K Gopal Rao. Names of these doctors are still there at the General Ward entrance.
In 2015, the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekhar Rao announced a plan to demolish the building.[2] Following outrage among heritage activists, he immediately retracted the statement.[12][13]
Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of Mir Osman Ali Khan, joined hands to improve the building's condition, with the INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage). He believes minor renovations could improve the hospital building to restore the Osmania General Hospital.[14][15]
Facilities[edit | edit source]
The hospital has more than a thousand beds.
New Building[edit | edit source]
The new building of Osmania General Hospital to be located at Goshamahal in 26 acres of land, and foundation stone was laid by Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy along with Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on 31 January 2025.[16][17] It will be built on a 32 lakh square feet built up area and will have 2,000 beds.[18][19]
This new hospital will replace the aging Osmania General Hospital, which has been in operation since 1910 and is struggling with outdated infrastructure. Despite concerns over the relocation of the hospital and its potential impact on local heritage, the government is moving forward with the plan to modernize healthcare facilities in Hyderabad.
However, the proposed relocation of the hospital has faced significant opposition from local residents and heritage activists. Concerns raised include the potential environmental impact of the new facility and the loss of a community space. Additionally, there are fears about the potential loss of the heritage value of the original Osmania General Hospital building. Legal challenges to the relocation have been filed, and the Telangana High Court issued notices regarding the proposed move in 2024.[20]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Developments of the Nizams" (PDF).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 B., Nitin (24 January 2017). "Once the pride of the Nizam, Hyderabad's iconic Osmania hospital now lies in shambles". The News Minute. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Osmania General Hospital gasps for attention: Heritage building crumbling, roofs caving in". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Nanisetti, Serish (7 July 2018). "Heritage structures left to their fate". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Banerjee, Mrittika (16 January 2025). "Hyderabad's Heritage Sites Make it to 2025 World Monuments Watchlist". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ Kaushik, Shrimansi (8 February 2024). "The legacy of Osmania General Hospital". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ "Login". www.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "History of Historical Building and Monuments in and around Chennai" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, for H.E.H. The Nizam of Hyderabad".
- ↑ Sharma, Dinesh C. (31 July 2023). "Osmania General Hospital: The journey of a masterpiece on the riverfront | Osmania General Hospital: The journey of a masterpiece on the riverfront". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "Babukhan Estates". BabuKhan Properties. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ Sharma, Dinesh C. "By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "Telangana govt holds off Osmania hospital demolition, to consult all Hyderabad MLAs". The News Minute. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ Syed Akbar (8 November 2021). "Nizam's kin backs INTACH's save OGH campaign | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Interlude", The Mysterious Sofía, UNP - Nebraska, pp. 81–88, 1 December 2019, doi:10.2307/j.ctvr695fb.17, retrieved 8 March 2022
- ↑ "Revanth Reddy lays foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital building in Hyderabad". 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Telangana High Court issues notices on Osmania General Hospital relocation to Goshamahal police stadium". Telangana Today. 29 January 2025. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "New Osmania General Hospital to set healthcare benchmark with 2,000 beds, advanced facilities". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Shops shut in protest as Telangana CM lays foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital". The Hindu. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Telangana High Court Issues Notice on Osmania General Hospital Relocation to Goshamahal Stadium". 29 January 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.