Overview
Located in the heart of Mumbai, The Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children pledges to extend its services to people, regardless of their socio-economic status. Believing strongly in the fact that quality healthcare should not be restricted to only certain sections of society, the BJWHC offers state of the art services for neonatal and paediatric care at affordable costs.
A teaching hospital of world-wide repute, this 300 bed hospital is propelled by a highly accomplished team of over 60 paediatrics specialists devoting themselves to the care of over 200,000 children on an outpatient basis, & approximately 25,000 children as inpatients annually.
In brightly painted wards, surrounded with their favourite Disney characters, children are treated for a wide spectrum of rare and complex conditions, in an environment that does its best to keep their spirits high. With tender care by the staff and each doctor taking a personal interest in every child’s health and well being, the hospital sees its responsibility as much more than just medical treatment. Besides providing comprehensive clinical care it also offers rehabilitation and family focused methods of promoting a healthy environment for the child, thus striving to prevent childhood diseases.
The hospital has the largest NICU in the country. In its effort to provide universal healthcare, BJWHC also acts as a tertiary level referral center, is a nodal centre for Clubfoot in Maharashtra and is the only centre for Neonatal/Paediatric Dialysis in Western India.
History
Before the onset of Paediatrics as an independent discipline, childcare was limited to using adult medication on to children, who were seen merely as mini versions of adults. It was in 1928 that Sir Ness Wadia and Sir Cusrow Wadia had a vision to provide specialized Paediatric and Neonatal care for children and as strong believers in the idea that the need for quality healthcare is universal, they vowed to provide affordable world-class medical services to children in every section of the society.
They built The Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, in memory of their mother Bai Jerbai Wadia.
In the first board meeting held by the Trust in February 1928, Sir Cusrow Wadia was selected as the Chairman of the board consisting of his brother Sir Ness Wadia and six other members. Dr. RN Cooper was appointed as Hon. Principal Medical Officer.
The foundation stone for the hospital was laid on 7th March, 1928 and was declared open on the 12th of December, 1929 by the Governor of Bombay at the time, Sir Frederick Sykes.
BJWHC emerged as India’s first independent specialized Paediatrics hospital, dedicated exclusively to healthcare for children, as recognized by the Indian Academy of Paediatrics.
Mission
Vision
Core Values
We believe our team can make a huge impact on the lives of our patients and caregivers by adopting a compassionate and positive attitude. We are committed to working together to embed a culture and an environment that encourages the following values
Patients First
Our patients are the centre of everything we do. Our foremost priority is to ensure that our trained professionals meet the needs and expectations of every patient by adopting a ‘Patients First’ approach. It is our duty to ensure patient safety and quality treatment for every patient
Integrity
Excellence
Together as a team we strive to provide the best quality healthcare for our patients and are devoted to continuously improve our methods and embrace best practices.
Teamwork
Caring
At the Wadia Hospital, we treat those we serve as well as each other with love, compassion and kindness thus creating an atmosphere within the organization that promotes and instils these values.