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Nemazee Hospital (In Persian language: بیمارستان نمازی), also known as Shiraz University Hospital (Namazi)[1], is a prominent hospital in Namazi Square, Shiraz, Iran. It was founded by Mohammad Nemazee in 1950. Mohammad Nemazee founded this hospital with 22 residential villas for physicians in 1950.

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Nemazee Hospital
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LocationNamazi Square, Shiraz, Iran
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Opened1950
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Websitenamazi.sums.ac.ir
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Nemazee Hospital was founded by Iranian philanthropist Mohammad Nemazee in the mid-20th century as part of his broader efforts to improve public health infrastructure in his birthplace of Shiraz.[2]

After the death of Mohammad Nemazee in 1972, his son Hassan Nemazee he became the chairman of the board of nemzaee hospital.[3]

The establishment of Nemazee Hospital was part of a broader charitable movement in Shiraz, following earlier medical facilities such as Behboudestan-e Nemazee and missionary hospitals.[4] Nemazee collaborated with medical professionals, including Dr. Torab Mehra an Iranian physician trained in the United States to expand the project into a large modern medical center.[5]

It was later extended in 1975 and a polyclinic building, a six-storey parking and some affiliated buildings were constructed. The admission capacity of the hospital rose from 200 to 750 beds.[6] The first liver transplant was performed in 1993 in Shiraz University Hospital (Namazi). The first living-related kidney transplantation performed at Shiraz University Hospital dates back to 1968. The hospital has an active oncology department publishing papers regularly.[7]

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