Dr. Hedgewar Hospital (officially known as Dr. Hedgewar Rugnalaya; Marathi: डॉ. हेडगेवार रुग्णालय) is a
charitable hospital A charitable hospital, or charity hospital, is a non-profit hospital that provides treatment for poor and uninsured people who can't purchase treatment. An example would be St. Jude Children's Hospital that provides assistance to children and funds ...
in
Aurangabad
Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the ...
,
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.
Services
As of 2022 and since the expansion in 2010, the hospital has 300 beds and runs medical services in many specialties.
The hospital runs mobile dispensaries and HIV prevention programs for the population living in the
slums
A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. The infrastructure in slums is often deteriorated or incomplete, and they are primarily in ...
of Aurangabad.
In 2023,
Direct Relief procured diagnostic machinery for the hospital in order to establish an infectious disease department.
[{{cite news , title=US trust to establish new infectious disease hubs in Aurangabad, Latur , url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/us-trust-to-establish-new-infectious-disease-hubs-in-aurangabad-latest-news/articleshow/106364592.cms , access-date=16 January 2024 , work=The Times of India , date=29 December 2023]
References
External links
Official website
Buildings and structures in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Hospitals in Maharashtra
Year of establishment missing