Ezra Hospital

The Ezra Hospital is a part of Medical College Kolkata.

History

The Ezra Hospital was built through the munificence of Mrs. Mozelle E. D. J. Ezra.^[1] It was inaugurated in 1887 but patients were admitted from 9 April 1888. Initially it was meant for the Jewish population of the city.

Departments

At present, the Ezra Hospital houses the following departments of Calcutta Medical College:

• Department of ENT
• Department of Chest medicine (Pulmonology)
• DOTS clinic
• Apex Referral Center for HIV/AIDS, the outdoor department where HIV and AIDS patients are referred from all over West Bengal.

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