Holy Family Hospital is a
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hospital was founded by
Medical Mission Sisters
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in 1942. It is located in
Bandra
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,
Mumbai
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on
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. The hospital has 268 beds, and is administered by The Bandra Holy Family Hospital Society, a non-proft
charitable trust.
Holy Family Hospital is Mumbai's first hospital with a
hybrid cath lab and in October 2010, one of the three centres in India with such facilities.
History
The hospital was established by Dr Austin Da Silva as ''Silverene'', a private 10-bed
nursing home
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. In 1953, it was expanded into a small general hospital with 22 beds and given its current name. The administration handed over to the
Medical Mission Sisters
The Medical Mission Sisters (MMS) is a religious congregation of women in the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in September 1925 with a goal of providing the poor of the world better access to health care. They were formerly known as the "S ...
. The
Congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate took charge in 1978 and began raising funds for expanding the infrastructure. By 1985, the hospital had 120 beds. Infrastructure and medical technology were upgraded and the hospital building expanded to become the 268-bed institution it is today.
Management Committee
The roles and responsibilities of the Management Committee Members include the development of the facility and the oversight of patient care.
The current Management committee includes:
* Dr. Sr. Beena – Executive Director
* Sr. Sheeja – Asst. Executive Director
* Dr. Rajeev Boudhankar – Medical Director
* Dr. Rajeshree Jadhav – Medical Suprintendent
* Mr. Felix Fernandes – Finance Director
* Dr. Yash Lokhandwala – Director (Research & Academic Studies)
* Sr. Sheela – Nursing Director
* Sr. Silji – Accounts In-charge
* Sr.Jessy – Chief Pharmacist
* Sr. Soniya – HR Manager
* Sr. Gaudenzia – Pastoral Care
* Mr. Pradeep D’Souza – Finance Manager
* Dr. Armida Fernandez – Member
References
Hospitals in Mumbai
Bandra
Hospitals established in 1942
1942 establishments in India
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