Bombay Hospital is a private hospital in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It was founded in 1950 by R. D. Birla

Rameshwar Das Birla

Rameshwar Das Birla was an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for founding hospitals in Mumbai, Pilani, and Kolkata.-Source:* URL accessed on 1 April 2006...

. It has 830 beds, 110 of which are in the critical care and recovery area. It has 22 operating theatre

Operating theatre

An operating theater was a non-sterile, tiered theater or amphitheater in which students and other spectators could watch surgeons perform surgery...

s, 3200 full time employees, 240 eminent consultants and 200 resident doctors. In the R D Birla International Cardiac Centre associated with Bombay Hospital, there are 4 dedicated operation theatres, 2 cath labs where 1800 surgeries and 4000 angiographies/angioplasties are conducted each year. The department of neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...

 and neurology

Neurology

Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...

 also has 4 dedicated operation theatres. The department of orthopaedics has 5 dedicated operation theatres.

The departments include:

1. Department of neurosurgery
   Neurosurgery
   Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
   
    and neurology
   Neurology
   Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
   
   
2. Department of orthopaedics
   Orthopedic surgery
   Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system...
   
   
3. Department of cancer
   Cancer
   Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
   
   
4. Department of nephrology
   Nephrology
   Nephrology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.-Scope of the specialty:...
   
    and urology
   Urology
   Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
   
   
5. Department of Imaging with facilities for CT scan, MRI besides other facilities

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