Wenlock District Hospital is a hospital in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.[2] Established in 1848, it was acquired by the Madras government in 1891.[3] It contains more than 1000 beds as of 2021[update].[1][4] It is a teaching hospital of the Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.[5]
| Wenlock District Hospital | |
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 Wenlock Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates | 12°50′23″N 74°47′24″E / 12.83982°N 74.78996°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government of Karnataka (Public-private partnership) |
| Type | General, Government hospital |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1000[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
History
editThe hospital named after the then governor, Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock was established in 1848 during the British Raj when Mangalore was a part of the Madras Presidency. After India's independence, the hospital came under control of the Madras State. In 1955, T. M. A. Pai, the founder of Manipal Academy of Higher Education established the Kasturba Medical College with Wenlock Hospital as the teaching hospital. Mangalore became a part of the Mysore state in 1956.[6]
Teaching Hospital
editThe hospital is India's oldest example of a public-private partnership in medical education. KMC Mangalore has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Karnataka to use the hospital as a teaching hospital and the college provides healthcare staff and laboratory facilities. The state, through the Karnataka Examinations Authority is the counselling authority for 20% of the MBBS seats at KMC Mangalore.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Sushil Noronha (6 September 2019). "Mangaluru: Mother Mary Sodality donates wheelchairs to Wenlock Hospital". Daijiworld. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "State-of-the-art cancer unit to be set up at Wenlock Hospital". The Hindu. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Shortage of beds in Wenlock ICU hits patients hard". Deccan Herald. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ www.dk.nic.in
- ^ "KMC asked to provide more staff to Wenlock and Goschen". The Hindu. 1 April 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Mangalore: Lady Goschen, Wenlock hospitals to be renamed?". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "PPP is a win-win for all: Mangaluru's KMC | Mangaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2021.