Lok Nayak Hospital
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| Lok Nayak Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Central Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°38′N77°14′E / 28.63°N 77.23°E / 28.63; 77.23 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Government of Delhi |
| Affiliated university | Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1600 |
| History | |
| Former name | Irwin Hospital |
| Opened | 1936 |
| Links | |
| Website | tte |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Lok Nayak Hospital (Hindi: लोक नायक अस्पताल), formerly known as Irwin Hospital till November 1977, then changed to Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Hospital (LNJP)[1] in the honour of Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian independence activist and politician.[2] It is maintained and run by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Delhi.
History
The history of Lok Nayak Hospital traces back to British India when the Central Jail Complex was converted into a hospital under the then Viceroy of India Lord Irwin. Its foundation stone was laid on 10 January 1930 and under Lt. Col. Cruickshank in 1936 this Central Jail Complex was commissioned to Irwin Hospital.[2] At that time, it was a 350-bed hospital, but after the 1947 independence of India, experienced a significant increase in demand for more beds as there was an influx of population in the form of refugees from neighbouring countries and states.
In November 1977, Irwin Hospital's name was changed to Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Hospital, and again in 1989, the name was changed from Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Hospital to Lok Nayak Hospital.[3]
Medical facilities
- Aids Counseling Clinic
- Anesthesiology
- Blood Bank
- Burns & Plastic Surgery
- ENT
- Family Welfare (M &F) Infertility
- Gynae & Obstetrics
- Medicine
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Pediatrics
- Pediatrics (Surgery)
- Skin & STD
- Surgery
- Trauma Services
- Various Diagnostic Labs
- Kidney
References
- ^"Delhi violence: Video showed men being made to sing anthem, one is now dead". The Indian Express. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ ab"Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital". tte.delhigovt.nic.in.
- ^"Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi". Psypathy. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
