| Founded | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Seth Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit |
| Headquarters | Cumballa Hill, Mumbai |
| Website | Official website |
B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital is a hospital in Cumballa Hill, Mumbai.
History[edit | edit source]
In 1896, India experienced a serious famine, while the people in Mumbai suffered from many deadly diseases. Navroji Hormusji Patuck, manager of Petit Mills, proposed to the Petit family of setting up a hospital for the Parsee community.[1] He offered Rs 500 and initiated the funding.[1] Navroji Nusserwanji Wadia and Dr. Kekhushroo N Bahadurji donated Rs 10,000 on behalf of Parsee Panchayat. They set up a temporary hospital in Parel.[1] Bomanji gave his property in Cumballa Hill Family Hotel and securities of INR50,000. The committee accepted his donation and agreed to name the hospital after him.[1] In 1907, the foundation for the hospital was laid by the Governor of Bombay Sir George Clark. To run the hospital, it receives donations from the Zoroastrian community.[2]
Facilities[edit | edit source]
The hospital has a main wing, laundry, nutrition section, senior citizens home, dispensary and doctors' quarters. The main wing was renovated in 2009. The hospital offers a concession for the poor.[2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bed, benevolence and bhonu. 100 years of Parsee General". mid-day. 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naik, Yogesh. "Mumbai: Parsee General Hospital opens its doors to all communities in 105 years". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
- ↑ "Mumbai's Parsi punchayet backs hospital for non-Parsis on Parsi land". Hindustan Times. 2018-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-12-27.