Wenlock District Hospital
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| Wenlock District Hospital | |
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 Wenlock Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mangaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Coordinates | 12°50′23″N 74°47′24″E / 12.83982°N 74.78996°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government of Karnataka Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
| Type | General, Government hospital |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1000[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Wenlock District Hospital is a hospital in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.[2] Established in 1848, it was acquired by the Madras government in 1891.[3] It contains more than 1000 beds as of 2021[update].[1][4] It is a teaching hospital of the Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru.[5]
The hospital named after the then governor, Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock was established in 1848 during the British Raj when Mangaluru was a part of the Madras Presidency. After India's independence, the hospital came under control of the Madras State. In 1955, T. M. A. Pai, the founder of Manipal Academy of Higher Education established the Kasturba Medical College with Wenlock Hospital as the teaching hospital. Mangalore became a part of the Mysore state in 1956.[6]