B. T. Savani Kidney Hospital, Rajkot

Saurashtra region is known to have a high incidence of kidney problems. The need for specialized kidney hospitals in Saurashtra was evident as more than 50 percent of patients at previously established kidney hospitals in Gujrat belonged to the Saurashtra region. Dr. Pradip Kansagra, then a practicing urologist conceived the idea of having tertiary care kidney hospital at Rajkot. A group of philanthropic people consisting of Late. Shree Devjibhai Patel, Shree Rameshbhai Patel, Shree Jayantibhai Faldu, and Dr. Vivek Joshi joined hands to form a core group and founded Saurashtra Kidney Research Institute, a registered charitable trust. Devjibhai Patel was unanimously elected chairman of the trust and it was decided to build an ultra-modern, comprehensive kidney hospital at Rajkot with a mission to provide Quality Care at an affordable price. Shree Bhagwanjibhai T. Savani from Kenya generously donated Rs. One Crore to lead from the front. The idea of such a hospital received overwhel...