Safdarjung Hospital: A journey spanning 75 years
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New Delhi: Safdarjung Hospital, a major flagship hospital of the Central government, is completing 75 historic years of devoted patient case and the culminating function will be held on April 27.
The platinum jubilee event will be marked by release of commemorative postage stamps and salute to the legends and illustrious alumni who have done the institution proud.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda will preside over the function and Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma will be the chief guest. Union Ministers of State For Health and Family Healthcare Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Anupriya Patel will be guests of honour.
Addressing a pre-event press Conference Prof (Dr) Rajendra Sharma, Medical Superintendent, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, said here on Thursday that the day shall go down in the annals of history as a 'never before never again event'.
Dr Sharma said the occasion was being celebrated among the staff as a festival.
Set up in 1942 during the second World War as the 100th Station Command Hospital for the American soldiers, the Hospital has a journey filled with moments of glory and made a number of milestones in healthcare, he said.
The platinum jubilee event will be marked by release of commemorative postage stamps and salute to the legends and illustrious alumni who have done the institution proud.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda will preside over the function and Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma will be the chief guest. Union Ministers of State For Health and Family Healthcare Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Anupriya Patel will be guests of honour.
Addressing a pre-event press Conference Prof (Dr) Rajendra Sharma, Medical Superintendent, Safdarjung Hospital and Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, said here on Thursday that the day shall go down in the annals of history as a 'never before never again event'.
Dr Sharma said the occasion was being celebrated among the staff as a festival.
Set up in 1942 during the second World War as the 100th Station Command Hospital for the American soldiers, the Hospital has a journey filled with moments of glory and made a number of milestones in healthcare, he said.
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