Osmania General Hospital

Osmania General Hospital
Government of Telangana
Map
Geography
LocationHyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates17°22′19″N 78°28′26″E / 17.372°N 78.474°E / 17.372; 78.474
Organisation
Affiliated universityKaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1168
HelipadNo
History
Opened20 April 1910; 114 years ago (20 April 1910)
Links
Websiteosmaniageneralhospital.org
ListsHospitals in India

Osmania General Hospital (OGH) is one of the oldest hospitals in India located at Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad. It is named after its founder – Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is run by the Government of Telangana, and is one of the largest healthcare facilities in the state. It was built at a cost of 2,00,00,000.[1]

The hospital building, a heritage structure is in dire need of repair and renovation.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Developments of the Nizams" (PDF).
  2. ^ B., Nitin (24 January 2017). "Once the pride of the Nizam, Hyderabad's iconic Osmania hospital now lies in shambles". The News Minute. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Osmania General Hospital gasps for attention: Heritage building crumbling, roofs caving in". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (7 July 2018). "Heritage structures left to their fate". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 July 2018.