Sassoon Hospital
| Sassoon Hospital | |
|---|---|
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  shown in Pune, Maharashtra | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 18°31′33″N 73°52′19″E / 18.52571°N 73.87194°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General |
| Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College | |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1296 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://bjmcpune.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Sassoon General Hospital (Marathi: ससून सर्वोपचार रुग्णालय) is a large state-run hospital in Pune, India with over 1500 beds. The B. J. Medical College, Pune and a Nurses training School is attached to it.
History
[edit]The Jewish philanthropist David Sassoon from Mumbai made a generous donation to make the construction of the hospital possible in 1867. The hospital could originally accommodate 144 patients.[1]
In 1906 the foundation stone for another hospital building, the Jacob Sassoon Hospital was laid[2] and it opened in 1909. [3] It was funded by Sir Jacob Sassoon,[3] son of Elias Sassoon, great-nephew of David and the 1st Baronet of Bombay. It was built to relieve pressure on the original hospital.[4][5] Six panels of tiles depicting nursery rhymes and five of fairy tales were installed to amuse and distract sick children; they were designed by Margaret Thompson and manufactured by Royal Doulton.[6]
Society of Friends of Sassoon Hospitals
[edit]A well-respected child-care center and orphanage, Society of Friends of Sassoon Hospitals (SOFOSH), is connected to the hospital. SOFOSH was started in August 1964 by a group of Pune citizens for the welfare of poor patients of Sassoon Hospitals.[7] Child care activities were initiated in 1973. SOFOSH's child care center, "Shreevatsa", has provided a home to orphan children ranging from newborns to six-year-olds. Many of the children are placed with adoptive families in India and overseas. A number of children are physically and mentally challenged and a growing number are afflicted by life-threatening ailments. Many of these children will never find adoptive families, and are cared for by the SOFOSH "Preetanjali" project. This also helps kids from ages 0–6 get a home in their orphanage care system; they have been matching adults up with children for 32 years now.
Famous patients
[edit]- Meher Baba was born in Sassoon Hospital on 25 February 1894.[citation needed]
- Hazrat Babajan was treated at Sassoon Hospital on 18 September 1931.[8]
- Raman Raghav, aka Psycho Raman, an infamous Indian serial killer, died at Sassoon Hospital in 1995.[citation needed]
- Mahatma Gandhi received an appendectomy at Sassoon Hospital on 12 January 1924.[9]
- Meena Kumari was admitted to Sassoon Hospital after her car accident while returning from Mahabaleshwar on 21 May 1951.[citation needed]
External links
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References
[edit]- ↑ Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune
- ↑ "Bombay". Homeward Mail from India, China and the East. 6 August 1906. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "A new hospital". Englishman's Overland Mail. 18 March 1909. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Socio-medical landmark, Sassoon General Hospital". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ "About BJGMC - Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune". 23 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Greene, John (1987). Brightening the long days: hospital tile pictures. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. p. 76. ISBN 9780951211106.
- ↑ Society of Friends of Sassoon Hospitals
- ↑ Kalchuri, Bhau, Meher Prabhu: Vol. One, 1986, p. 19
- ↑ "Pune hospital has rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi's surgery but you can't see it". Hindustan Times. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.