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Cama & Albless Hospital
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for women and children in the city of

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, with 367 beds.

History

The foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. the

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on 22 November 1883 and the building formally opened on 30 July 1886. The building was designed in Medieval Gothic style by Khan Bahadoor Muncherjee Cowasjee Murzban. The building is made from stone obtained from

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, is a Parsi philanthropist who contributed (~₹43 crore in 2020) to its construction. The staffing was provided through the Medical Women for India Fund. The Cama Hospital later employed Edith Pechey, one of the original cohort of female medical students at the University of Edinburgh (1869). The hospital was one of the main targets during the

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References

External links

Cama and Albless Hospital
- listing at the India Education Network
Cama & Albless Hospital, Mumbai

(Dhobi Talao; 367 beds - Municipal hospitals in Mumbai) * Nitin Yeshwantrao and Hemali Chhapia
"Panic-stricken patients walk out of Cama hospital"
''Times of India'', 28 November 2008.
Tata donation to the hospital
Hospitals in Mumbai Children's hospitals in India Municipal hospitals in India Hospitals established in 1886 1886 establishments in British India {{India-hospital-stub