Hedgewar Hospital Explained

Dr Hedgewar Hospital
Coordinates:19.8693°N 75.3474°W
Address:Jawaharlal Colony road, Ashok Nagar, Aurangabad
State:Maharashtra
Country:India
Beds:300 beds
Opened:1989
Website:https://www.hedgewar.org/

Dr. Hedgewar Hospital (officially known as Dr. Hedgewar Rugnalaya; Marathi: डॉ. हेडगेवार रुग्णालय) is a charitable hospital in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. It was established in 1989 as a 10-bed hospital, as one of the main projects of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratishthan foundation. As of 2022, the hospital has treated more than seven million patients.[1] [2]

Services

As of 2022 and since the expansion in 2010, the hospital has 300 beds and runs medical services in many specialties.[3]

The hospital runs mobile dispensaries and HIV prevention programs for the population living in the slums of Aurangabad.

In 2023, Direct Relief procured diagnostic machinery for the hospital in order to establish an infectious disease department.[4]

References

  1. Web site: NGO: Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratishthan Trust . . 16 January 2024 . 10 June 2023.
  2. Web site: About Us . Dr. Hedgewar Hospital . 16 January 2024.
  3. News: Akhter . Shahid . With ethical practice, honesty and integrity,charitable hospitals can come to the fore: Dr. Anant Pandhare - ET HealthWorld . 16 January 2024 . ETHealthworld.com . . 14 May 2022 . en.
  4. News: US trust to establish new infectious disease hubs in Aurangabad, Latur . 16 January 2024 . The Times of India . 29 December 2023.

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