Osmania General Hospital (OGH) is one of the oldest hospitals in

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located at

Afzal Gunj Afzal Gunj is one of the part in Old City, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, close to river Musi. Afzal Gunj is the hub of local transportation due to the presence of Central Bus Station in the region. The bus station provides services to most of p ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

and is named after its founder – Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is run by the

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, and is one of the largest in the state. It was built at a construction cost of 2,00,00,000. The hospital building, a heritage structure is in dire need of repairs and renovation.

History

The Afzal Gunj Hospital, the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by Salar Jung I. The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last

Nizam of Hyderabad The Nizams were the rulers of Hyderabad from the 18th through the 20th century. Nizam of Hyderabad (Niẓām ul-Mulk, also known as Asaf Jah) was the title of the monarch of the Hyderabad State ( divided between the state of Telangana, Mar ...

, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It was designed by British architect Vincent Jerome Esch and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in Indo-Sarcenic style. In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to the new building. The history of the hospital includes Dr. Yusuf Mirza, the 1st RMO (Resident Medical Officer). Dr. K Gopal Rao was one of the team of doctors when started along with the RMO. Names of these doctors are still there at the General Ward entrance. In 2015, the

Chief Minister of Telangana The chief minister of Telangana is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian state of Telangana. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the Governors of states of India, governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto' ...

K. Chandrashekhar Rao Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), often referred to by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2 June 2014. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Ras ...

announced a plan to demolish the building. This sparked outrage among heritage activists, and he immediately retracted the statement. Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of Mir Osman Ali Khan, joined hands with the INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage). He believes minor renovations could improve the hospital building to restore the Osmania General Hospital.

Facilities

The hospital has more than a thousand beds. Osmania General Hospital Hyderabad

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