| Sihor is a historical small
town of 50,000 population in Bhavnagar District, Gujarat State,India.It
is 20 Km away from Bhavnagar city and is surrounded by and lies in
between the hills.Sihor is a junction of six Talukas namely-Umrala,Vallabhipur,Palitana,
Gariyadhar,Ghogha and Talaja.Total population of the area is about 6
lakhs covering 416 villages.
Brief History of The Hospital
Since 1st July 1944 the
main donor of this well equipped general Hospital, NANDLAL MULJI
BHUTA PARIVAR had run a dispensary in Sihor for poor and needy
patients by charging only 50 paise which include registration, medicine
& diagnose. Dedicated personality like Dr. Chimanlal A. Shah was the
person who take care of this humanitarian work till his long journey to
heaven. In loving memory of this work of the Noble Family general
O.P.Department run by this Trust and the patients get total medical
facilities only by rupees 2/-.
In 1971 a small building was built by
legal heirs of the late Raobahadur Uttamlal Mulji, as an eye
Hospital in Sihor Taluka. The Hospital had only 12 beds. As there was no
adequate facility available for eye treatment in Sihor Taluka,the
Hospital was handed over to Govt. of Gujarat under the supervision of
the Civil Hospital, Bhavnagar.
However, the Government authorities
failed to function and operate the Hospital. In January 1977 they handed
over the same to Shree Sihor Mitra Mandal, Mumbai. After addition of
another 20 beds,the said hospital was handed over to "Netra Raksha
Charitable Trust, Virnagar" by Shree Sihor Mitra Mandal,Mumbai.But
unfortunately they failed to meet the basic needs of Eye Treatment for
the people of Sihor Taluka. They again handed over the Hospital to Shree
Sihor Mitra Mandal, Mumbai, by the end of 1984.
Finally in January 1985 by the grace of
God,Shree Sihor Mitra Mandal Called a meeting, in which it was decided
to convert it into General Hospital where all types of medical treatment
could be available under one roof. In the meeting Nandlal Mulji Bhuta
family declared Rs.7,50,000/- as an initial donation; later on they
donated Rs.40,00,000/- and at present new charitable trust formed by the
trustees of the same by the name & style of "Nandlal Mulji
Bhuta Medical Foundation, Sihor".
At present this trust is running a
general hospital of 84 beds with 7 full time medical departments. |