P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre
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P. D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, also popularly known as Hinduja Hospital, is a private hospital located at Mahim
in Mumbai
, India
. The hospital was established in 1951 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja.
The hospital is a modern multi-speciality tertiary care hospital with a medical research centre set up in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital
(MGH), Boston
. The hospital has an inpatient capacity of over 350 beds including of 53 critical care beds in different specialities. As a tertiary care hospital, it offers services covering investigations & diagnosis to therapy, surgery, and post-operative care. It is the first tertiary care hospital to have received ISO 9002 certification from KEMA
, Netherlands
, for Quality management systems, and was awarded the "Golden Peacock Global Award" for philanthropy in emerging economies (2006).
The hospital has treated over 1.5 million
outpatients, and performed over a million surgeries and over 7.5 million lab investigations. Its laboratory is the first hospital laboratory to be accredited by the College of American Pathologists
.
Mahim
Mahim is a neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station in Mahim area, on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. In ancient times, the area was known as Maijim, Mejambu, Mahikawati....
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...
. The hospital was established in 1951 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja.
The hospital is a modern multi-speciality tertiary care hospital with a medical research centre set up in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
(MGH), Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. The hospital has an inpatient capacity of over 350 beds including of 53 critical care beds in different specialities. As a tertiary care hospital, it offers services covering investigations & diagnosis to therapy, surgery, and post-operative care. It is the first tertiary care hospital to have received ISO 9002 certification from KEMA
KEMA
Established in 1927, KEMA is an independent knowledge leader and a global provider of high-quality services to the energy value chain, including business & technical consultancy, operational support, measurements & inspection, and testing & certification...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, for Quality management systems, and was awarded the "Golden Peacock Global Award" for philanthropy in emerging economies (2006).
The hospital has treated over 1.5 million
Million
One million or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian millione , from mille, "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix -one.In scientific notation, it is written as or just 106...
outpatients, and performed over a million surgeries and over 7.5 million lab investigations. Its laboratory is the first hospital laboratory to be accredited by the College of American Pathologists
College of American Pathologists
The College of American Pathologists , is a medical society serving more than 17,000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world....
.