Rajawadi Hospital

Rajawadi Hospital (functioning since 2 October 1958) is a municipal hospital located in Rajawadi area of Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India.

The name of the Hospital is Seth V.C.Gandhi & M.A Vora Municipal General Hospital

History

The land on which Rajawadi Hospital shines today belonged to the erstwhile Maharaja King Gaikwad of Baroda which was donated to him by his family members. The area hence was named as Rajawadi. The land was later acquired by the Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1950 and initial planning of Rajawadi Hospital took place. In 1956, with the generous donation by the Gandhi and Vora family to the tune of Rs. 1,01,101/- and with the help of the local Municipal Corporation, a ground floor structure dispensary was constructed and it gave necessary health care to the poor and the needy population. In 1957, due to the merger of the extended eastern suburbs up to Mulund were merged in the Municipal Corporation limits, the dispensary was expanded by merging the S V Khimji Maternity Hospital at Rajawadi hospital in to a 20-bed hospital Later the hospital was expanded in a 50-bed hospital with facilities such as Operation Theater, X- Ray department, Pathology Departments were made available. The donor's name was embedded as Seth V C Gandhi at the OT. In 1969, the hospital further added new departments such as Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Pediatrics wards Inauguration of Casualty Department took place on 1 st August, 1973. Major expansion of the hospital took place in 1976. At present Rajawadi Hospital is a major peripheral hospital in Eastern suburbs with capacity of 596 beds.

References

BMC RTI query on RAJAWADI hospital

External links

• Page about hospital at website of municipality