The grand opening of Charnock Lohia Hospital, the first private heritage super speciality hospital in West Bengal, in the center of Central Kolkata, marked a significant turning point in Bengal’s medical history.

A nearly 200-year-old Grade I heritage building, formerly known as Lohia Matri Sewa Sadan, is revitalized by the recently opened 250-bed super specialty facility, which skillfully combines modern medical technology with conserved legacy architecture.

The Charnock Lohia Hospital was inaugurated by Firhad Bobby Hakim, Hon’ble Mayor of Kolkata; Smt. Shashi Panja, Hon’ble MIC, Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Govt. of WB; Smt. Chandrima Bhattacharya, Hon’ble MIC, Finance, Health & Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms, Refugee & Rehabilitation, Govt. of WB; Sri. Sujit Bose, Minister of State for Fire, Govt. of WB; Smt. Dola Sen, Member of Parliament; Sri. Vivek Gupta, MLA; Sri. Deboprasad Bag, MLA; Sri. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Councillor; Smt. Ellora Saha, Councillor; Sri. Tarak Nath Chattopadhyay, Councillor; Sri. Mrinal Saha, Former Councillor; Smt. Smita Bakshi, Ex MLA; Sri. Sanjay Bakshi, Ex MLA; Sri. Priyal Chaudhuri, Social Worker; Sri. Prashant Sharma, MD of Charnock Hospital, and many other eminent personalities.

Charnock Lohia Hospital, which occupies about 4 bighas of land, is the product of a painstaking restoration process that has fitted it with contemporary super-specialty medical capabilities while preserving the Grade I building’s architectural grandeur and heritage charm. A rare and excellent example of adaptive reuse of a historic property for the public welfare, the project involves an investment of more than Rs. 250 crore. Additionally, the hospital is expected to create almost 1,000 jobs, making a substantial economic contribution to the area.

The hospital has a prime location just 500 meters from Girish Park Metro Station and has good access to Burrabazar, Jorasanko, Nimtala Ghat Street, and Vivekananda Road. The hospital guarantees convenient access to top-notch tertiary care for the heavily populated central business and residential districts of Kolkata, with several access points and plenty of parking spaces.

World-class facilities at Charnock Lohia Hospital are intended to provide comprehensive tertiary and critical care services. The 250-bed institution has more than 90 ward beds, 20 private cabins, and 70 intensive care unit beds for various critical care specializations. With four to six cutting-edge modular operating rooms, specialized Cath Lab, CTVS, and Neuro operation rooms, a ten-bed emergency room, a ten-bed dialysis unit, and cutting-edge diagnostic and imaging facilities, the hospital offers seamless, technologically advanced care all under one roof.

In keeping with the Patient First principle, the goal is to deliver top-notch healthcare closer to people’s homes and places of employment.

Priyanka Dutta