The Cama & Albless Hospital (originally just Cama Hospital) is a hospital for women and children in the city of Mumbai, India, with 367 beds.[1]
| Cama Hospital | |
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 Building in 1887. | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 18°56′32″N 72°49′55″E / 18.942163°N 72.832079°E |
| Services | |
| Beds | 367 |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 July 1886 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
History
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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 ₹100,000 (~₹43 crore in 2020) to its construction.[2] The staffing was provided through the Medical Women for India Fund.[3]
At the start, all appointments for doctors were temporary and revised after five years.[4] Edith Pechey, was the first female doctor to join the hospital. She was one of the original cohort of female medical students at the University of Edinburgh (1869). Pechey was the Senior Medical Officer at the hospital from 1886 to 1894. She was the driving force in the establishment of the nurses' training school attached to the hospital.[5] Pechey along with her husband, founded the Pechey-Pimpson Sanatorium for women and children at Nasik Road[6] in 1891.[5]
Charlotte Louisa Elleby, an ophthalmologist with an MD degree from Paris, joined Pechey. Elleby started the eye department in the hospital as well as successfully handled the large number of outpatients for eye-related treatments.[7]
Annette Benson was the head of the hospital for many years.[8]
References
edit- ^ Mishra, Lata (16 January 2019). "132-yr-old Cama Hospital gets Rs 3-crore Tata grant". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Parliament: House of Commons". The Times. 8 December 1888. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b Lutzker, Edythe (1967). "Edith Pechey-Phipson, M.D.: Untold Story". Medical History. 11 (1): 41–45. doi:10.1017/S0025727300011728. ISSN 0025-7273. PMC 1033666. PMID 5341034.
- ^ "Mr. H. M. Phipson". The Times. 8 August 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Charlotte Ellaby". The Times. 26 May 1909. p. 13. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Elsie Inglis Unit For Eastern Front". The Times. 19 February 1918. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
External links
edit- Cama and Albless Hospital - listing at the India Education Network
- Cama & Albless Hospital, Mumbai
- 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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