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Osmania General Hospital
Government of Telangana
Map
Geography
LocationHyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates17°22′19″N 78°28′26″E / 17.372°N 78.474°E / 17.372; 78.474
Organisation
Affiliated universityKaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1168
HelipadNo
History
Opened20 April 1910; 113 years ago (20 April 1910)
Links
Websiteosmaniageneralhospital.org
ListsHospitals in India

Osmania General Hospital (OGH) is one of the oldest hospitals in India located at Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad and is named after its founder – Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is run by the Government of Telangana, and is one of the largest in the state. It was built at a construction cost of ₹2,00,00,000.[1]

The hospital building, a heritage structure is in dire need of repairs and renovation.[2][3][4]

History

The Afzal Gunj Hospital, the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by Salar Jung I.

The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It was designed by British architect Vincent Jerome Esch and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in Indo-Sarcenic style.[5][6][7] In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to the new building.

The history of the hospital includes Dr. Yusuf Mirza, the 1st RMO (Resident Medical Officer).

Dr. K Gopal Rao was one of the team of doctors when started along with the RMO. Names of these doctors are still there at the General Ward entrance.

In 2015, the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekhar Rao announced a plan to demolish the building.[2] This sparked outrage among heritage activists, and he immediately retracted the statement.[8][9]

Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of Mir Osman Ali Khan, joined hands with the INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage). He believes minor renovations could improve the hospital building to restore the Osmania General Hospital.[10][11]

Facilities

The hospital has more than a thousand beds.

Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Developments of the Nizams" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b B., Nitin (24 January 2017). "Once the pride of the Nizam, Hyderabad's iconic Osmania hospital now lies in shambles". The News Minute. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Osmania General Hospital gasps for attention: Heritage building crumbling, roofs caving in". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (7 July 2018). "Heritage structures left to their fate". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Login". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. ^ http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/History_of_Historical_Monuments_in_and_around_Chennai.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "The Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, for H.E.H. The Nizam of Hyderabad".
  8. ^ Sharma, Dinesh C. "By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Telangana govt holds off Osmania hospital demolition, to consult all Hyderabad MLAs". The News Minute. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ Syed Akbar (8 November 2021). "Nizam's kin backs INTACH's save OGH campaign | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Interlude", The Mysterious Sofía, UNP - Nebraska, pp. 81–88, 1 December 2019, doi:10.2307/j.ctvr695fb.17, retrieved 8 March 2022


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