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Ezra Hospital

22°34′27.966″N 88°21′42.736″E / 22.57443500°N 88.36187111°E / 22.57443500; 88.36187111

Ezra Hospital, Calcutta

The Ezra Hospital is a part of Medical College Kolkata.

History

The Ezra Hospital was built through the munificence of Mrs. Mozelle E. D. J. Ezra. It was inaugurated in 1887. Still, patients were admitted from 9 April 1888. Initially, it was meant for the Jewish population of the city.

Departments

At present, the Ezra Hospital houses the following departments of Calcutta Medical College:

  • Department of ENT
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Chest medicine (Pulmonology)
  • DOTS clinic
  • Apex Referral Center for HIV/AIDS, the outdoor department where HIV and AIDS patients are referred from all over West Bengal.

References

  1. ^ Joseph Jacobs; Joseph Ezekial. "Calcutta". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2007.