Government Royapettah Hospital is a major state-owned hospital situated in Royapettah in Chennai, India. The hospital with 712 beds is funded and managed by the state government of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1911 and is attached to Directorate of Medical Education. It is the city's largest peripheral hospital,[2] and its limit extends up to Chengalpattu.[3]
| Government Royapettah Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Government of Tamil Nadu | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 1 Westcott Road, Royapettah, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 13°03′19″N 80°15′53″E / 13.055285°N 80.264850°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Full-service medical center |
| Affiliated university | Directorate of Medical Education |
| Services | |
| Beds | 712[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://royapettahhospital.com/ |
History
editThe Government Royapettah Hospital was opened in 1911.[1] The first superintendent of the hospital was Col. C. Donovan.[4] The cancer treatment centre at the hospital's annexure building was constructed for ₹ 170 million. The centre is the first exclusive government-run facility for cancer care in the state.[2]
The hospital is the second in the government sector, after the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, to have a full-fledged emergency department, which includes triage area, resuscitation bay and colour-coded zones, per the Tamil Nadu Accident and Emergency Care Initiative (TAEI) guidelines.[5]
In 2021, the hospital performed its first tumor-removal keyhole surgery.[6]
Future developments
editIn 2011, as part of its centenary celebration, the Central Government funded the hospital a sum of ₹ 43.5 million to construct two additional floors in its Accident and Trauma Block. There was also a proposal for setting up a "Zero Delay Ward". The state government funded ₹ 10 million on the new surgical block. The casualty ward is already under renovation.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Government Royapettah Hospital". TNHealth.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Rs 10cr for cancer unit at Royapettah hospital". The Times of India. Chennai. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Rs. 4 crore for survey of heritage hospital buildings". The Hindu. Chennai. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Muthiah, S. (2014). Madras Rediscovered. Chennai: EastWest. ISBN 978-93-84030-28-5.
- ^ Josephine, M. Serena (28 April 2019). "Chennai's third full-fledged emergency dept. at KMC". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Doctors at Chennai's Government Royapettah Hospital remove tumour from woman". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Sujatha, R. (25 September 2011). "Royapettah Hospital to be upgraded". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 28 April 2013.