Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital

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Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital is a medical teaching institution and hospital in Kolkata (previously Calcutta), the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It was previously known as Campbell Hospital.

[edit] History

In 1987 Sealdah Market Building (now the central hall of the medical college) was converted to Sealdah Municipal Hospital. On 1 December 1873 the Sealdah Medical School was born out of the Sealdah Municipal Hospital. In 1884 it was named as Campbell Medical School and later on in June 1948 upgraded as Campbell Medical College. On 10 August 1950 the College was renamed as Nilratan Sircar Medical College after the name of Nilratan Sircar, an alumni of this institution and a renowned doctor.