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Mitford Hospital, Dhaka

Coordinates: 23°42′39″N 90°24′07″E / 23.7107°N 90.4019°E / 23.7107; 90.4019
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Mitford Hospital
Mitford Hospital on banks of Buriganga river
Map
Geography
LocationDhaka, Bangladesh
Organisation
FundingMinistry of Health and Family Welfare
TypeTeaching hospital
Affiliated universitySir Salimullah Medical College
Services
Beds600
History
Opened1 May 1858; 167 years ago (1858-05-01)
Links
Websitessmcmh.gov.bd

Mitford Hospital, officially Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, is a public teaching hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Situated in Old Dhaka area, the hospital serves as a teaching hospital of Sir Salimullah Medical College.[1] The hospital is named after Robert Mitford, a philanthropist and British colonial official. It was the most important medical institution, not only in Dhaka, but in the whole of Eastern Bengal and Assam in the mid-19th century.[1]

At present, around 750 to 800 patients avail indoor treatment from the hospital while around 1500 patients seek treatment from the out patient department of Mitford each day.[2]

Departments

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The Mitford Hospital consists of following departments:[3]

  • Department of Medicine
  • Department of Neurology
  • Department of Nephrology
  • Department of Cardiology
  • Department of Hematology
  • Department of Gastroenterology
  • Department of Psychiatry
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Department of Hepatology
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Department of Neonatology
  • Department of Respiratory Medicine
  • Department of Transfusion Medicine
  • Department of Surgery
  • Department of Pediatric Surgery
  • Department of Neurosurgery
  • Department of Burn & Plastic Surgery
  • Department of Cardiac Surgery
  • Department of Orthopedics
  • Department of Urology
  • Department of Casualty
  • Department of Ophthalmology
  • Department of ENT and HNS
  • Department of Anesthesiology
  • Department of Gynae and Obs
  • Department of Radiology

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mitford Hospital". banglapedia.org. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Mitford Hospital makes a difference". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. ^ "SSMC&MH Doctor's profile". ssmcmh.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  • Ahmed, Nazimuddin, Buildings of the British Raj in Bangladesh, Edited by John Sanday, University Press Limited, 1st Edition, Page no. 46–49, ISBN No: 9840510916
  • Mamun, Muntasir, Dhaka: Smriti Bismritir Nagari, 3rd Edition, Page No: 201-206, ISBN No: 984 412 1043
  • Banglapedia: Mitford Hospital

Further reading

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  • Sharif Uddin Ahmed, Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical School – History and Heritage,1858-1947 (in Bengali ), Academic Press and Publishers Limited, Dhaka, 2007.

23°42′39″N 90°24′07″E / 23.7107°N 90.4019°E / 23.7107; 90.4019