The healing process - II
It was decided that in consideration of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy’s
munificence to the proposed institution and structure, the hospital
should be named after him
Dr Sunil K. Pandya
In the second part of his series detailing the founding of the Sir J. J. Hospital and the Grant Medical College in Bombay, the late medical researcher Dr Sunil K. Pandya wrote about the events leading to the opening of the now 180-year Hospital. Spread over 44 acres the institution is currently undergoing a partial makeover.
On August 20, 1845, Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy wrote to the Earl of Clare in London: "My dear Lord. There is nothing that would give me greater pleasure than to see my friend Dr Mackie appointed to a share of the duties in the Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy......
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