Holy Spirit Hospital (Mumbai)

Holy Spirit Hospital is a Charitable Trust Hospital located in Andheri, Mumbai, owned and managed by the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, which began in 1964 as an out-patient clinic.

Holy Spirit Hospital
Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
Geography
LocationAndheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19.128°N 72.866°E / 19.128; 72.866
Organisation
FundingNon-profit, Catholic Mission
TypeSpecialized and Teaching
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Affiliated universityMaharashtra University of Health Sciences.

National Board of Examinations. (NBE)

Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM)
Services
Emergency departmentYes:Trauma Care
Beds300[1]
HelipadNo
History
Opened1964
Links
Websitehttp://www.holyspirithospital.org/

History

In 1964, four nuns from the Netherlands-based Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit established an outpatient medication dispensary under a tree in Andheri. By 1967 they had developed a 65-bed hospital which eventually grew to a comprehensive 300-bed facility.[2][3] Later, a dirt track path between the Mahakali Caves and the hospital was replaced by a road extension from Chakala. BEST provided a twice-daily bus service at the hospital's request.[3] One nun of the hospital's order, Sister Hermanelde, received the Cross of the Order of Merit.,[4]

Notable patients
  • Roomel D'Souza: U-17 Maharashtra Hockey Player, had undergone surgery to treat bilateral hallux valgus, she was treated by Dr. Nicholas Antao[5]
  • Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Emeritus Mar Raphael Cheenath, was being treated for ill health. He died on 14 August 2016.[6]
  • Actor Nirmal Pandey, died following a cardiac arrest. He died at Mumbai's Holy Spirit hospital on 18 February 2010.[7]
  • Ashok Walam, protest panel head against Konkan oil refinery, who was admitted due to the chest pain and pressure which he was facing from the officers over the refinery issue.[8]
  • First air-born baby on board an Indian airline, Jetson Jose, born on board the Jet Airways Dammam-Kochi flight on 18 June 2017, and rushed to Holy Spirit hospital after the aircraft was diverted to Mumbai.[9]
  • Spanish Jesuit priest Father Federico Gussi Sopena, was in critical condition and was undergoing treatment.[10]

References
  1. "Nursing Institute – Holy Spirit Hospital". Holyspirithospital.org. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. Tambe, Bhakti (11 December 2016). "Andheri's Holy Spirit Hospital to complete half a century of caring". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. Tambe, Bhakti (11 December 2016). "A golden jubilee with a difference". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "German Missions in India – Order of Merit conferred on Sister Hermanelde". India.diplo.de. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Roomel overcomes toe surgery to make U-17 Maharashtra squad". Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "Archbishop Raphael Cheenath passes away". English.maonamaonline.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "Actor Nirmal Pandey dies of heart attack". Hindustantimes.com. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. "Uddhav Thackeray threatening protest panel head, claims Narayan Rane". Asianage.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. "First air-born baby named Jetson". Asianage.com. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. "Activists seek Central govt honour for priest who did social work for 60 years, is in critical condition in Mumbai hospital". Hindustantimes.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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