Bhaktivedanta Hospital

Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute, instituted in 1998, is a hospital in District Thane, India.[1][2] It is located at Mira Road in District Thane, near Mumbai and caters to patients in the western suburbs from Borivali to Virar and beyond.[3]

BhaktiVedanta Hospital & Research Institute
Geography
LocationMira Road, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19.2700058°N 72.8704648°E / 19.2700058; 72.8704648 (BhaktiVedanta Hospital)
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds200
History
Opened1998
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website
ListsHospitals in India

Bhaktivedanta Hospital is a project of Shri Chaitanya Welfare Charitable Trust.[4] It is established as a tribute to Swami Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON.

Origin

A group of undergraduate students held medical camps in the slums and villages around Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In 1986, after completing their specializations in various medical fields, the group gradually evolved into a nursing home and finally the Bhaktivedanta Hospital.[5]

The Bhaktivedanta Hospital[6] was opened on 11 January 1998.[1] The hospital also conducts the annual free Barsana Eye Camp [7]

Annual Free Cataracts Surgery Camp

Bhaktivedanta Hospital runs an annual free cataract surgery camp,[8] the Barsana Eye Camp, in Barsana, Mathura District. The camp aims to serve the people residing in Barsana and the surrounding 120 villages.[9]

References
  1. Hospital at Mira-Bhayander inaugurated Indian Express
  2. Bhaktivedanta Hospital Vandalised Archived 28 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Mumbai Newsline
  3. "Mira-Road.com Know Your Town Better". Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  4. "Exnora plans 100 houses for villagers". The Hindu. 7 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  5. Nair, S. (11 October 2009). Nair, Sandhya (11 October 2009). "The Times of India: She has made peace with illness".. Times of India, The (Mumbai, India) n.pag. Retrieved 1 July 2010, from NewsBank on-line database (Access World News)
  6. "Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute".
  7. Reporter, S. (13 February 2008). "The Hindu (English): An eye-opener at Barsana". 13 February 2008.. Hindu, The (Madras, India) n.pag. Retrieved 1 July 2010, from NewsBank on-line database (Access World News)
  8. Reporter, S. (14 February 2007). "The Hindu: Free eye check-up camp a big hit". 14 February 2007.. Hindu, The (Madras, India) n.pag. Retrieved 1 July 2010, from NewsBank on-line database (Access World News)
  9. "The Pioneer 27 March 2006, A Hospital Rendering Service with a Difference". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
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