Government Victoria Hospital
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| Name = Government Victoria Hospital
| Org/Group = Government of Andhra Pradesh
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| Location = Chengal Rao Peta, Visakhapatnam
| Country = India
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| Affiliation = N.T.R. Health University
| Beds = 200
| Founded = 1894
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The Government Victoria General Hospital, generally called Gosha Hospital, is the first women and children's hospital in the Visakhapatnam city which has served more than a century. It is located at Chengal Rao Peta, Visakhapatnam.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-08-31/Gosha-Hospital-deprived-of-facilities/408809 |title=introduction of the hospital|date=31 Aug 2018|newspaper=thehansindia|access-date=24 Nov 2018}}
History
King Goday Narayana Gajapathi Rao bought land for this hospital in 1894. In the early days, this hospital was run by Hilda Mary Lazarus with permission from Queen Victoria to establish the hospital. The hospital's name was changed to Victoria Hospital in 1949. This hospital came under the government of Madras.{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151006/nation-current-affairs/article/andhra-pradesh-governement-neglects-historical-hospital|title=history|date=16 Oct 2015|newspaper=deccanchronicle|access-date=24 Mar 2019}}
Services
This hospital serves women and children. The current capacity of this hospital is 200 beds and the Government of Andhra Pradesh expanding it with 100 more beds.{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/apr/05/100-bed-hospital-for-women-children-in-visakhapatnam-soon-1590070.html|title=services|date=18 Apr 2017|newspaper=indianexpress|access-date=27 Mar 2019}}
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1894
Category: Hospitals in Visakhapatnam