Jaslok Hospital

Brief about Hospital:

• The Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre is one of the oldest tertiary care, multi-specialty hospitals of the country.
• In the late 60s, when the establishment of large private hospitals was not common, the institution was conceptualized & endowed to the city of Mumbai by Seth Lokoomal Chanrai.
• The Government of India awarded Dr. Mehta the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.
• The hospital was inaugurated on 6th July 1973 by the erstwhile Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
• The number of consultants has increased from the initial 50 to around 265 with 140 fully trained resident doctors.
• It attracts patients not only from Mumbai but all parts of Maharashtra, other States and abroad.