TB and Chest Hospital explained

TB and Chest Hospital
Coordinates:17.4455°N 78.435°W
Location:Hyderabad, India
Country:India
Beds:670
Opened:after 1888

TB and Chest Hospital also known as Erragadda Chest Hospital is a tuberculosis hospital located in Hyderabad, India.[1] The 670-bed hospital is located on 65 acres near Erragadda

History

The Irranuma Palace, now the government Chest Hospital, was built during the time of the sixth Nizam by a noble, Nizamuddin Fakhrul Mulk in 1888 and . The palace was donated to be converted into a hospital by the VII Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.[2] [3] Erramanzil belonged to the same family. Their tombs, Fakhrul Mulk, still exists at SR Nagar.

After Telangana was formed in 2014, the new Chief Minister K C Rao planned to demolish the centuries-old Irranuma Palace and build a new secretariat in its place.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Outdated' TB hospitals sit on huge land bank. Roli Srivastava. Times of India. 6 February 2012.
  2. Web site: TNN. Jun 3, 2012. Nizam-era Chest Hospital in ruins Hyderabad News - Times of India. 2021-06-19. The Times of India. en.
  3. News: 2015-04-27. Losing Hyderabad: Should the Erragadda chest hospital be relocated?. The News Minute. 2021-06-19.