Bhaktivedanta Hospital

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BhaktiVedanta Hospital & Research Institute
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Bhaktivedanta Hospital
Geography
LocationMira Road, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates 19°16′12″N72°52′14″E / 19.2700058°N 72.8704648°E / 19.2700058; 72.8704648 (BhaktiVedanta Hospital)
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds200
History
Opened1998
Links
Website Official Website
Lists Hospitals in India

Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute, instituted in 1998, is a hospital in District Thane, India. [1] [2] It is located at Mira Road in District Thane, near Mumbai and caters to patients in the western suburbs from Borivali to Virar and beyond. [3]

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Bhaktivedanta Hospital is a project of Shri Chaitanya Welfare Charitable Trust. [4] It is established as a tribute to Swami Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON.

Origin

A group of undergraduate students held medical camps in the slums and villages around Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. In 1986, after completing their specializations in various medical fields, the group gradually evolved into a nursing home and finally the Bhaktivedanta Hospital. [5]

The Bhaktivedanta Hospital [6] was opened on 11 January 1998. [1] The hospital also conducts the annual free Barsana Eye Camp [7]

Annual Free Cataracts Surgery Camp

Bhaktivedanta Hospital runs an annual free cataract surgery camp, [8] the Barsana Eye Camp, in Barsana, Mathura District. The camp aims to serve the people residing in Barsana and the surrounding 120 villages. [9]

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