Jehangir Hospital

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{{notability|Hospital|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox hospital

| Name = Jehangir Hospital

| Org/Group =

| image alt =

| Caption = Jehangir Hospital main building in Pune

| map_type = Maharashtra

| map_caption = Shown in Pune, Maharashtra

| Location = 32, Sassoon Road

| Region = Pune

| State = Maharashtra

| Country = IN

| Coordinates = {{coord|18|31|49|N|073|52|36|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline}}

| HealthCare =

| Funding = For-profit

| Type =

| Speciality = Best known for Gynaecology, Neurology, Cardiac, Renal, Orthopedics and Gastroentrology

| Standards = NABH and NABL

| Emergency = Available with Ambulance Services

| Affiliation =

| Patron =

| Network =

| Beds = 350

| Founded = 1946

| Closed =

| Website = {{URL|http://www.jehangirhospital.com}}

| Wiki-Links =

| image = Jehangir_Hospital_Building.jpg

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| address = 32, Sassoon Road, Pune -411001

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Jehangir Hospital{{Cite web|url=https://www.jehangirhospital.com/|title=Best Hospital in Pune {{!}} Health Care Services at Jehangir Hospital|website=jehangirhospital.com|access-date=2019-04-15}} is a 350-bed hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Sir Cowasji Jehangir and Lady Hirabai Jehangir founded the hospital on 6 February 1946.{{cite web|title=Jehangir Hospital Overview|url=https://www.jehangirhospital.com/about-us/hospitals-overview}}

History

The Jehangir Nursing Home was set by Sir Cowasji and Lady Hirabai who donated the land to start the hospital. The villa was called Ready Money Villa but they named it after their son Jehangir, who died that year. The hospital began with 8 beds and Eduljee H Coyaji{{Cite web|url=http://www.zoroastrian.org.uk/vohuman/Article/Eduljee%20Hormusji%20Coyaji,%20The%20Good%20Doctor%20of%20Poona.htm|title=Eduljee Hormusji Coyaji, The Good Doctor of Poona|website=zoroastrian.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-17}} was asked to helm Pune city's first private hospital in May 1946.

Facilities

Jehangir Hospital has 350 beds. It has been certified by NABH in 2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.nabh.co/hos-accr183.aspx|title=National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)|website=nabh.co|access-date=2019-04-15}} and NABL. It works closely with the Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute{{Cite web|url=https://indiacsr.in/sbi-capital-markets-limited-donates-to-hirabai-jehangir-medical-research-institute/|title=SBI Capital Markets Limited Donates To Hirabai Jehangir Medical Research Institute|date=2015-03-23|website=India CSR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-15}} and the National Aids Research Institute. It handles around 1,00,000 patients annually including international patients who come from countries that include the Middle East and Africa.

Acquisitions

In 2017, Jehangir Hospital acquired the Jog Hospital in Kothrud,{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/jehangir-takes-over-jog-plans-to-expand-further/articleshow/59168880.cms|title=Jehangir takes over Jog, plans to expand further|last=Mistry|first=Salonee |date=June 16, 2017|website=Pune Mirror|language=en|access-date=2019-04-15}} a suburb in Pune and have renamed it as Jehangir Specialty Hospital.

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