Premier multispeciality hospital in Kolkata, India
Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital Limited is a premier private healthcare institution in Alipore, Kolkata, and one of the oldest private hospitals in Eastern India. Founded in 1946 as the East India Clinic — a year before India's independence — it has evolved over nearly eight decades into a 260+ bed, NABH- and NABL-accredited multispeciality facility with over 30 departments and 786+ doctors.12
Part of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (US $7 billion revenue conglomerate), Woodlands is recognised as a pioneer in cardiac surgery and cardiology in Eastern India, having initiated the region's first dedicated heart care programme.3
Centers of Excellence
Woodlands operates nine designated Centers of Excellence: 1
- Cardiology — Heart Institute
- Emergency & Trauma Care
- GI & Minimal Access Surgery
- Internal Medicine
- Kidney Care — Nephrology
- Mother & Child Care
- Orthopaedics & Joint Replacement
- Paediatrics & Neonatology
- Urology
Key Facilities
- 3 Tesla MRI and 768-slice CT scanner2
- Flat-panel Philips catheterisation lab
- Modular operating theatres
- Dedicated ICCU and CTVS ICU
- 24×7 emergency and trauma care
- International patient services
- Home care services
History
The institution traces its origins to 28 November 1946, when a group of British professionals conceived the idea of a private hospital for Calcutta — a year before India gained independence. This became the East India Clinic, Eastern India's first private hospital. In 1947 it opened two nursing homes on Elgin Road. Construction of the Woodlands Nursing Home began in 1958, and it was inaugurated on 8 January 1961 by Chief Minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. See History & Legacy for the full story.