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| Mitford Hospital | |
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 Mitford Hospital on banks of Buriganga river | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Type | Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | Sir Salimullah Medical College |
| Services | |
| Beds | 900 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1858 |
| Links | |
| Website | ssmcmh |
Mitford Hospital, officially Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, is a public teaching hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Situated in Old Dhaka area, the hospital serves as a teaching hospital of Sir Salimullah Medical College. [1] The hospital is named after Robert Mitford, a philanthropist and British colonial official. It was the most important medical institution, not only in Dhaka, but in the whole of Eastern Bengal and Assam in the mid-19th century. [1]
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At present, around 750 to 800 patients avail indoor treatment from the hospital while around 1500 patients seek treatment from the out patient department of Mitford each day. [2]
