Founded | 1907 |
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Founder | Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit |
Headquarters | Cumballa Hill, Mumbai |
Website | Official website |
B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital is a hospital in Cumballa Hill, Mumbai.
In 1896, India experienced a serious famine, while the people in Mumbai suffered from many deadly diseases. Navroji Hormusji Patuck, manager of Petit Mills, proposed to the Petit family of setting up a hospital for the Parsee community. The hospital was founded by the noted Parsi Industrialist Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit. [1] He offered Rs 500 and initiated the funding. [1] Navroji Nusserwanji Wadia and Dr. Kekhushroo N Bahadurji donated Rs 10,000 on behalf of Parsee Panchayat. They set up a temporary hospital in Parel. [1] Bomanji gave his property in Cumballa Hill Family Hotel and securities of INR50,000. The committee accepted his donation and agreed to name the hospital after him. [1] In 1907, the foundation for the hospital was laid by the Governor of Bombay Sir George Clark. To run the hospital, it receives donations from the Zoroastrian community. [2]
The hospital has a main wing, laundry, nutrition section, senior citizens home, dispensary and doctors' quarters. The main wing was renovated in 2009. The hospital offers a concession for the poor. [2] [3]
Founded | 1907 |
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Founder | Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit |
Headquarters | Cumballa Hill, Mumbai |
Website | Official website |
B.D. Petit Parsee General Hospital is a hospital in Cumballa Hill, Mumbai.
In 1896, India experienced a serious famine, while the people in Mumbai suffered from many deadly diseases. Navroji Hormusji Patuck, manager of Petit Mills, proposed to the Petit family of setting up a hospital for the Parsee community. The hospital was founded by the noted Parsi Industrialist Bomanjee Dinshaw Petit. [1] He offered Rs 500 and initiated the funding. [1] Navroji Nusserwanji Wadia and Dr. Kekhushroo N Bahadurji donated Rs 10,000 on behalf of Parsee Panchayat. They set up a temporary hospital in Parel. [1] Bomanji gave his property in Cumballa Hill Family Hotel and securities of INR50,000. The committee accepted his donation and agreed to name the hospital after him. [1] In 1907, the foundation for the hospital was laid by the Governor of Bombay Sir George Clark. To run the hospital, it receives donations from the Zoroastrian community. [2]
The hospital has a main wing, laundry, nutrition section, senior citizens home, dispensary and doctors' quarters. The main wing was renovated in 2009. The hospital offers a concession for the poor. [2] [3]