Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital and Research Centre is a multispeciality Hospital

Hospital

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 in Vidyanagar

Vidyanagar

Vidyanagar is a suburb of Hyderabad, India.-Commercial area:Vidyanagar has large number of shopping area which cater to all budgets. It is well developed area. It house Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital, Andhra Mahila Sabha which is a quasi government hospital...

, Hyderabad.

Veteran Freedom fighter Durgabai Deshmukh

Durgabai Deshmukh

Durgābāi, Lady Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and the Planning Commission of India....

 started it as a Nursing home with 15 beds in 1962 with an objective to serve the poor people. It has grown into a full fledged hospital with more than 200 beds. It is working under the umbrella of Andhra Mahila Sabha.

Academics

• This hospital is accredited to National Board of Examinations
  National Board of Examinations
  National Board of Examinations is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health, Government of India, and established in 1975 at New Delhi to standardizing postgraduate medical education and examination in India.-Overview:...
  
  , Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India
  Government of India
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   for the award of Diplomate of National Board
  Diplomate of National Board
  Diplomate of National Board is the title awarded by the National Board of Examinations , an autonomous body of very high academic standing under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to candidates who successfully complete their postgraduate or postdoctoral medical...
  
   in Gynecology and Obstetrics, General Medicine, General Surgery, Cardiology, ENT, Orthopedics, Anesthesia, Pediatrics and Family Medicine. It is the first hospital in Andhra Pradesh to start the DNB programme.

• Paramedical courses in Cath Laboratory Technician Training, Respiratory Therapy Training, Perfusion Technician Training, ECT Technician Training and Anesthesiology Technician Training are offered from the year 1999.

• College of Physiotherapy was established in 1999 with intake of 50 students annually for the Degree of Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) under Dr NTR University of Health Sciences.

• College of Nursing is established in the academic year 2004 with an intake of 50 students every year. It is recognized by Indian Council of Nursing, New Delhi.

• School of Nursing is established with 31/2 years duration course in General Nursing and Midwifery is conducted with an intake of 60 students per year.

• Multipurpose Health Workers Training is a programme for duration of 18 months duration. The annual intake is 40 students in each centre.

• College of Biomedical Engineering is associated with Osmania University
  Osmania University
  Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
  
   for the teaching and training of its Biomedical Engineering students.

Facilities

The hospital has 24 hours diagnostic facilities, Blood Bank

Blood bank

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, Family Planning

Family planning

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 Unit, Immunization

Immunization

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 programme, 24 hours Pharmacy

Pharmacy

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, Spacious Library

Library

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, an air conditioned Auditorium

Auditorium

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 with 250 seating capacity and Hostel

Hostel

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 Facility.

DDH, Chennai

Durgabai Deshmukh General Hospital and Research Centre of Andhra Mahila Sabha was established at Adyar near Chennai

Chennai

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in the year 1950. The institution was started by Durgabai Deshmukh as milk distribution centre. It has grown into a modern Multi-Specialty hospital, over last 53 years.

The hospital has facilities in General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Neonatology and Geriatrics. Specialists consultants in Dentistry, ENT, Cardiology, Diabetology, Endocrinology, Urology, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, Pediatric Surgery, Gastro-entrology are available.

External Links

• Official website of Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital at Hyderabad.