Wenlock District Hospital

Wenlock District Hospital is a hospital in Mangalore, Karnataka, India.[2] Established in 1848, it was acquired by the Madras government in 1891 and named after the then governor, Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock.[3] It contains 1000 beds as of 2019.[1][4] It is used as a teaching hospital by Kasturba Medical College. Wenlock hospital is converted into a dedicated COVID-19 treatment hospital on 26 March 2020 by the Karnataka government.[5]

Wenlock District Hospital
Wenlock Hospital
Geography
LocationMangalore, Karnataka, India
Coordinates12°50′23″N 74°47′24″E
Organisation
FundingGovernment of Karnataka (Public sector)
TypeGeneral, Government hospital
Services
Beds1000[1]
Links
ListsHospitals in India

References

  1. Sushil Noronha (6 September 2019). "Mangaluru: Mother Mary Sodality donates wheelchairs to Wenlock Hospital". Daijiworld. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "State-of-the-art cancer unit to be set up at Wenlock Hospital". The Hindu. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. "Shortage of beds in Wenlock ICU hits patients hard". Deccan Herald. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. www.dk.nic.in
  5. Deepthi Sridhar (26 March 2020). "Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru will now be Covid-19 dedicated". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 March 2020.


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