Lok Nayak Hospital

Lok Nayak Hospital (Hindi: लोक नायक अस्पताल), formerly known as Irwin Hospital till November 1977, then changed to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP)[1] in the honour of Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian independence activist and politician.[2] It is maintained and run by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Delhi.

Lok Nayak Hospital
Geography
LocationJawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Central Delhi, Delhi, India
Coordinates28.63°N 77.23°E / 28.63; 77.23
Organisation
Care systemGovernment of Delhi
FundingGovernment hospital
Affiliated universityMaulana Azad Medical College
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1600
History
Former name(s)Irwin Hospital
Opened1936
Links
Websitette.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/DoIT_LNJP/lnjp/home
ListsHospitals in India

History

The history of Lok Nayak Hospital traces back to the British India when the Central Jail Complex was made to change to a hospital under the then Viceroy of India Lord Irwin. Its foundation stone was laid on 10 January 1930 and under Lt. Col. Cruickshank in 1936 this Central Jail Complex was commissioned to Irwin Hospital.[2] At that time it was a 350-bed hospital but after the 1947 independence of India there was a sudden rise in the need of more beds as there was an influx of population in form of refugees from neighboring countries and states.

In November 1977, Irwin Hospital's name was changed to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and again in 1989 the name was changed from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital to Lok Nayak Hospital.

Medical facilities
  • Aids Counseling Clinic
  • Anesthesiology
  • Blood Bank
  • Burns & Plastic Surgery
  • ENT
  • Family Welfare (M &F) Infertility
  • Gynae & Obstetrics
  • Medicine
  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics (Surgery)
  • Skin & STD
  • Surgery
  • Trauma Services
  • Various Diagnostic Labs
  • Kidney

References
  1. "Delhi violence: Video showed men being made to sing anthem, one is now dead". The Indian Express. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. "Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital". tte.delhigovt.nic.in.
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