Civil Hospital

True service to mankind is service to God. Particularly for those who are poor diseased and helpless. Government health institutions are like an oasis in the desert which work for this noble cause. They provide medical services to ailing diseased & suffering people free of charge. Civil Hospital has a grand heritage and vast history spanning over 160 years of its service to the patients since its inception in 1841.Earlier it was located at The Collector's Office Ghee Kanta.To meet with the needs of increasing population and patients expansion was needed. In that time some great figures of charity and humanity came forward to help them . Among them there were Sheth Shri Hathising & Premabhai men with mercy who donated for free health services aid and treatment to the people and as an outcome Old Civil Hospital came into existence in 1858.There were 12 wards in the hospital. The Ahmedabad Medical School was started in 1871 with the intake capacity of 14 students as Hospital Assistant (H A).It was attached to the Civil Hospital at Ghee Kanta. Bayramji Jeejibhoy had donated Rs. 20000 in 1879 to open the Medical School which is now known as B J Medical College. In 1879 an adjoining block known as "Wylie Ward" was added. In the year 1900 AD with the donation of Rs 32000 from Khan Bahadur Nawrojee Pestanji Vakil C.I.I. an eye hospital and outdoor patients section were started. From the funds collected by public of Ahmedabad a well equipped surgical unit named "Mary Lambert Operation Theatre "was created in the year 1907 AD. In the year 1911 AD from another donation of Rs 40000 received from Khan Bahadur navroji Pestanji Vakil a Maternity Unit and Women & Children's Wards were constructed. Thus the old Civil Hospital was developed. It was shifted to the New Civil Hospital Asarwa area Ahmedabad on 2nd November 1953 at its present building which was constructed by government to meet with the need of increasing number of patients. It is spread over 110 acres of area.