Victoria Maternity Hospital, Hyderabad

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Victoria Maternity Hospital
Government of Telangana
Victoria Maternity Hospital, Hyderabad
Geography
Location Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates 17°22′10″N78°28′30″E / 17.369393°N 78.474956°E / 17.369393; 78.474956
History
Opened1907;117 years ago (1907)
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Victoria Maternity Hospital also known as Victoria Zenana Hospital was the second biggest hospital in Hyderabad, India, after Afzalgunj Hospital. The hospital no longer exists and was converted into a block of High Court to house fire engines. The hospital has been shifted to a new location and today this building is called H-block of the High Court. [1] The building was previously categorised as a Heritage Building as per HUDA regulations and in 2010 was delisted from the list of Heritage building so as to be demolished and to be converted into a multi level car park for the employees of High Court and visitors. The government order to demolish was issued in April 2019 and the High Court had proposed that work be taken up in May during the summer vacations. The hospital premises also contains a fountain know as Dog Fountain from Qutub Shahi era which is also set to be demolished. [1] [2] On 16 May 2019, based on an appeal by heritage activists the order to demolish the Zenana building was stayed by High Court. [3]

History

This was the first hospital built in Hyderabad to exclusively treat women. [4] The foundation of the hospital was laid by Princess of Wales in 1905. [2] The building was built during the reign of the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad. [3] The hospital was earlier known as Zenana Hospital and later renamed as Victoria Maternity Hospital. [1] In 1957, Victoria Zenana Hospital was organised into Government Maternity Hospital. From Osmania General Hospital, maternity and gynaec beds were shifted to the newly reorganised hospital. [5] The world's first qualified women anesthetist Dr Rupa Bai Fardonji had worked in this hospital during the 1900s.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hyderabad: Activists frown on move to demolish heritage structure for car multi-level parking". The New Indian Express. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Bommakanti, Ujwal (8 May 2023). "Zenana Hospital will be history, heritage to face bulldozers in Hyderabad". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lasania, Yunus (17 May 2023). "Hyderabad: Demolition of historic Victoria Zenana building stopped". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. "The Heritage of Hyderabad dwindling day by day". The Siasat Daily. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. State Administration Report. Andhra Pradesh General Administration Dept. 1957. p. 326.