B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital

B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital
Founded1907
FounderBomanjee Dinshaw Petit
Headquarters
Cumballa Hill, Mumbai
WebsiteOfficial website

B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital is a hospital in Cumballa Hill, Mumbai.

History

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. The hospital was founded by the noted Parsi Industrialist Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit.[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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Bed, benevolence and bhonu. 100 years of Parsee General". mid-day. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Naik, Yogesh. "Mumbai: Parsee General Hospital opens its doors to all communities in 105 years". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Mumbai's Parsi punchayet backs hospital for non-Parsis on Parsi land". Hindustan Times. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

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