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- Who runs the Parsi General Hospital?
- What medical services does the Parsi General Hospital offer?
- Who qualifies for free or subsidised treatment?
- How much free treatment does the hospital give?
- What does a paying patient pay at the Parsi General Hospital?
- How do admission, discharge and visiting work?
- How do you contact the Parsi General Hospital?
- Does the hospital also train nurses and house senior citizens?
- Frequently asked questions
The Parsi General Hospital is a general hospital on Bomanjee Petit Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400 036. Its full name is The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital, and its own pages also call it the Parsee General Hospital or PGH. According to its published history, it opened on 27 March 1912 as a hospital for the Parsi community. Its website lists a 24-hour casualty, a 16-bed ICU, four major operation theatres, an OPD for charity-care patients, and departments ranging from general medicine and surgery to orthopaedics, urology, gynaecology, eye and ENT care. Patients whose family income falls below set limits are treated free. For September 2026, the hospital reported 313 patients treated free of charge.
Who runs the Parsi General Hospital?
According to its published history, the hospital is managed by the Managing Committee of a society registered on 14 November 1922 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The donated property is held by the trustees of the Parsee Panchayet, but only as custodians, under a trust deed dated 12 April 1906. The same history describes the society as a separate body that the Panchayet trustees do not control.
When we checked the website on 29 October 2026, the Managing Committee page named Homa D. Petit as President, Aban H. Petit as Vice President and Hector H. Mehta as Hon. Secretary. The Chief Executive Officer, Dr (Lt. Gen., retd) M. Ganguly, VSM, writes that his last Army posting was Director General Medical Services and that he joined the hospital in September 2019.
How the Petit family founded the hospital and how it grew over the century is told in our Parsi General Hospital history.
What medical services does the Parsi General Hospital offer?
The hospital calls itself a general hospital with medical and surgical facilities for its patients. Here is what its own pages list, service by service.
| Service | What the hospital's website lists |
|---|---|
| Casualty | Open 24 hours with two beds, a casualty medical officer and a staff nurse at all times, a minor procedure room, and senior consultants on call |
| Intensive care | 16 beds (12 medical ICU, 4 surgical ICU), staffed round the clock by an intensivist, a registrar and nurses |
| Operation theatres | Four major theatres and a recovery room, equipped for general, plastic, urology, orthopaedic, gynaecology, eye and ENT surgery, plus endoscopy and bronchoscopy |
| Diagnostics | ECG, 2D echocardiography, digital X-ray, ultrasonography, pathology, haematology, microbiology and biochemistry. A CT-scan department was inaugurated on 15 November 2021 |
| Dialysis | One machine in the ICU for in-patients, and an out-patient unit with two machines inaugurated on 10 February 2022 |
| Pharmacy | In-house pharmacy from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a chemist shop open 24 hours every day |
Which specialities are available?
The specialities page names anaesthesia, general surgery, urology, orthopaedics and trauma, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, ENT, general medicine, gastroenterology, psychiatry and dermatology. Under "Others" it adds onco-surgery, plastic surgery, medical oncology, cardiology, nephrology with dialysis, neurology and haematology. Orthopaedic work includes joint replacement, arthroscopy and spine surgery, and the eye department does cataract surgery by phacoemulsification.
Maternity has a labour room and three rooms with attached toilets. Separate beds are kept aside for free and highly subsidised maternity cases.
What does the OPD cover?
The OPD runs Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. It serves charity-care patients who don't need admission. Consultations cover general medicine and surgery, neurology, psychiatry, dermatology, gastroenterology, urology, orthopaedics, plastic surgery, eye care, ENT, gynaecology and dental care. Homeopathy and acupuncture are listed too.
Support services include a nutrition department, a dedicated social worker who processes forms for free and subsidised patients, backup power, and a cafeteria in the compound open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m..
Who qualifies for free or subsidised treatment?
Two income bands decide eligibility, and both are measured by gross family income.
| Category | Gross family income per year | What the patient gets |
|---|---|---|
| Indigent | Up to ₹1,80,000 | Examination and treatment free in every department, doctors' charges left off the bill, no deposit on admission |
| Weaker section | ₹1,80,001 to ₹3,60,000 | Examination and treatment free, doctors' charges left off the bill, the cost met from the Indigent Patient Fund and the Poor Patient Subsidy Fund |
The medical social worker checks income from a Tahsildar's certificate, or an orange ration card or Below Poverty Line card. For both groups, the bed, resident doctor, nursing, food, linen, housekeeping and routine tests such as CBC, ECG and X-ray are free.
The hospital also keeps a Poor Patient Subsidy Fund for community members who earn above those limits but are in financial distress. It earmarks 44 free beds, 22 in the female ward and 22 in the male ward, and says it gives indigent and weaker-section patients more than 40% of its operational beds.
To apply, ask the Reception or Admission desk for a "Refer to Social Worker" (RSW) form. For a charity-care bed, the filled form goes to the Social Worker within 24 hours of admission. The management's decision on eligibility is final, and a patient later found ineligible is moved to a paying category and charged from the date of admission.
In an emergency, the hospital says it gives essential life-saving treatment to any patient until they are stable, and takes no deposit when an emergency patient is admitted.
These are the hospital's published rules, shared as general information. Please confirm the current limits with its social worker before you rely on them.
How much free treatment does the hospital give?
The hospital publishes a monthly charity-care statement. This is the one for September 2026.
| Patients treated free | Number | Value of treatment (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| In-patients, indigent | 52 | 59,32,634 |
| In-patients, weaker section | 4 | 1,95,784 |
| OPD, indigent | 213 | 7,15,553 |
| OPD, weaker section | 44 | 1,82,658 |
| Total | 313 | 70,26,629 |
That is one month. Over a full year, the President's message on the website puts the hospital's subsidy for 2018/19 on services such as tests and medicines, for patients in the free wards and in the C and D wards, at ₹687.89 lakh. Why that load is hard to carry is the subject of our piece on Parsi-run hospitals.
What does a paying patient pay at the Parsi General Hospital?
The President's message names A/1, A/2 and A/3 as the paying wards, and C and D as wards where bed charges are heavily subsidised. The schedule in force from 2 May 2025 gives these daily charges.
| Category | Room charge per day (₹), lowest listed | ICU per day (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 6,300 | 9,100 |
| A-2 | 5,200 | 9,100 |
| A-3 | 4,000 | 9,100 |
| B | Temporarily non-operational | Not listed |
| C | 2,100 | 3,200 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
Higher room rates are listed within A-1, A-2 and A-3, going up to ₹7,600 a day in A-1. Day care costs ₹1,600 for 4 hours and ₹2,700 for 8 hours.
The room charge covers rent, linen, the patient's meals, a junior resident doctor, nursing and housekeeping. Medicines and supplies, tests, operations, physiotherapy and doctors' fees are extra. For emergency work, tests, theatre use and the fees of surgeons and anaesthetists cost 30% more from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on working days, after 1 p.m. on working Saturdays, and on Sundays and hospital holidays.
Cashless treatment through insurers' TPAs is "presently held in abeyance", the hospital says. Running bills come every week and must be paid in full within 48 hours. The final bill is settled by post within four working days of discharge.
How do admission, discharge and visiting work?
The admission counter is on the ground floor of the Main Wing, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on working days, except Sundays and holidays. Outside those hours, patients come in through Casualty. Bring the doctor's referral note, recent investigation reports and the deposit for your bed category. Guarantee letters from an employer or insurer are needed where they apply, and NRI and foreign patients need a photocopy of the passport.
For planned surgery, the patient is admitted the day before, by 4 p.m.. A bed can be booked in advance, but the hospital says availability is not guaranteed and asks you to confirm with the admission desk on the day.
Discharge happens by 12 noon. Leave between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and half a day's charge applies. After 7 p.m., it's a full day.
Relatives may visit ward patients from 7 a.m. to 12 noon and from 4 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., with lights out at 10 p.m.. The ICU has short fixed slots, but the two pages that list them differ. The timings page gives three slots, while the 24-hour services page gives four, so check at the ICU. Children are not allowed in the ICU.
How do you contact the Parsi General Hospital?
- Address: Bomanjee Petit Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400 036
- Main phone: +91-22-6118 6118
- Reception: +91-22-6118 6080 / 6081
- Casualty: +91-22-6118 6070
- Bed booking: Medical Superintendent, +91-22-6118 6040
- Email: ceo@bdppgh.org
Does the hospital also train nurses and house senior citizens?
Yes. The hospital's website says its School of Nursing was founded in 1928 and is recognised by the Indian Nursing Council and the Maharashtra Nursing Council. It runs the Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery. Only female candidates aged 17 to 35 are admitted, the course begins on 1 August each year, and forms are out from 1 May. The hospital also runs a two-year diploma in orthopaedics affiliated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Mumbai.
It also built the Pallonji Shapoorji Home for Senior Citizens, which its website says has housed residents above 65 since 1 January 2007.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Parsi General Hospital in Mumbai?
The B. D. Petit Parsee General Hospital stands on Bomanjee Petit Road, Cumballa Hill, Mumbai 400 036, according to its website. Its history says the building faces a garden and sits a little back from the main road, away from the traffic noise. Casualty is on the ground floor of the Main Wing, with its own entrance.
What is the Parsi General Hospital's phone number?
The hospital's website lists +91-22-6118 6118 as its main number and +91-22-6118 6080 or 6081 for reception and admissions. Casualty is on +91-22-6118 6070. To book a bed or room, call the Medical Superintendent on +91-22-6118 6040, then confirm the booking one day before admission.
Is treatment free at the Parsi General Hospital?
It is free for indigent patients, with gross family income up to ₹1,80,000 a year, and for weaker-section patients earning ₹1,80,001 to ₹3,60,000. The hospital's social worker checks income documents. For September 2026, the hospital reported 313 patients treated free, with treatment worth ₹70,26,629 in all.
What are the Parsi General Hospital's room charges?
Under the schedule in force from 2 May 2025, daily room charges start at ₹6,300 in A-1, ₹5,200 in A-2 and ₹4,000 in A-3. The subsidised C category costs ₹2,100 a day, and D is free. Medicines, tests, operations and doctors' fees are charged on top of the room charge.
What are the visiting hours at the Parsi General Hospital?
Relatives may visit patients in the wards from 7 a.m. to 12 noon and again from 4 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., according to the hospital's timings page. Lights go out at 10 p.m. The ICU has short fixed visiting slots, which two hospital pages list differently, and children are not allowed inside the ICU.
Does the Parsi General Hospital take emergency patients?
Yes. Casualty works 24 hours with two beds and is backed by the ICU and operation theatres round the clock. The hospital says it gives essential life-saving emergency treatment to any patient until stable, and does not ask for a deposit when an emergency patient is admitted.
