Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital - NWMH

Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital & the Sir Ness Wadia Research Centre (NWMH) is a pioneering Maternity and Gynecological Hospital, meant exclusively for the purpose of providing comprehensive healthcare to women and neonates with a variety of health problems in an affordable manner. It symbolizes the philanthropic tradition of the Wadia family. The foundation stone of the hospital erected in the memory of Sir Nowrosjee Nusserwanjee Wadia by his two sons, the late Sir Cusrow N Wadia and the late Sir Ness N Wadia, in a joint venture with the State Government and the then Bombay Municipality, was laid on 9th June, 1925. The 120 bedded hospital was designed by Architect George Wittet, who was also the designer of the Gateway of India. NWMH was declared open on 13th December, 1926, the 27th death anniversary of Sir Nowrosjee Nusserwanjee Wadia by the then Governor of Bombay, Mr. H.E. Leslie Wilson. Dr. M.V. Mehta was the first Hon. Principal Medical Officer of the hospital. From ...