Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital

Princess Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital (PDSC&GH)^[1] is a non-profit, non-governmental hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.^[2]

Princess Durru Shehvar Children's & General Hospital
Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital entrance
Geography
Location	22-3-660/A, Purani Haveli, Hyderabad 500002, Telangana, India.
Coordinates	17.367312°N 78.482658°E / 17.367312; 78.482658
Organisation
Care system	Secondary.
Type	Multispecialty, (Flagship departments Neonatal care Paediatrics Gynaecology & Obstetrics)
Affiliated university	National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences N.B.E.M.S
Services
Emergency department	Adult & Paediatric Medical Emergency Round-the-clock
Beds	200 above
History
Opened	18 March 1989. Founded by: Princess Durru Shehvar Chairman: Prince Muffakham Jah pdscgh.org

This hospital is accredited by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers NABH^[3]

History

The Princess Durru Shehvar Children's Medical Aid Society was established in 1983, which opened the hospital on March 18, 1989, primarily as a children's hospital.^[4] The foundation stone was laid by its namesake, Princess Durru Shehvar, mother of the society's chair Prince Muffakham Jah.^[5] The hospital later began to provide medical care to pregnant women, as well as prenatal and postnatal care,^[5] and eventually expanded its services to become a general hospital..^[6] The society opened a college of nursing in 2003.^[4]

Facilities

• CT Scanning
• Ultrasound Scanning
• World-class ICU & NICU
• Advanced Operation Theatres
• Infection Control Systems
• Emergency & Casualty Department
• 24/7 Pharmacy with all Medical and Surgical
• Robust Electronic Medical Record system
• Canteen for patients and visitors.
• Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory with integrated lab and storage services
• Blood Bank – Advanced technology used in blood collection, storage, and distribution. ^[7]

Medical services are subsidised by the government to make the healthcare affordable and accessible to all sections of society.

The 200-bed facility is spread over an area of 11,300 square yards (9,400 m²). Additionally, there is an 8-bed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) equipped with neonatal ventilators, phototherapy units and centralised cardiac monitors. The intensive and critical care department offers 24-hour services to all patient groups with chronic disease conditions requiring life support. ^[8]

Specialties & Departments

• General Medicine^[9]
• Pulmonology
• Pulmonary medicine
• Cardiology (non-interventional)^[10]
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology
• Oncology
• Radiology
• Pathology
• General surgery^[11]
• Internal medicine
• Orthopedic surgery Orthopaedic and fracture treatment
• Otolaryngology E.N.T (Ear,Nose, Throat)
• Nephrology
• Paediatrics, Paediatric surgery ^[12]
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Dermatology
• Pathology
• Physiotherapy
• Reproductive health, Infertility Center
• Gynaecology and Obstetrics^[13]
• Urology
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Dental Surgery

Management

The hospital is managed by the Princess Durru Shehvar Children's Medical Aid Society, the board members of the society are 1.Syed Anis Hussain 2.Mahapara Ali 3.Mohammed Shafiq Uz Zaman 4.Dr.Sudhir Naik 5.Dr.Dilip Mathai 6.Bakhtiar Ahmed Ansari 7.Dr.Habeebuddin and the secretary of the society is Mr. Najeeb Ullah Khan, which has 80G non-profit status.^[14][15] As of July 2025^[update], Dr. Fazeelath Ali Khan is the present administrator and medical superintendent and Dr. Saud Ahmed Khan is the administrator of Academics, IT and Quality department NABH. Dr. Mohammed Taher is the general manager, operations & development and K.G.M Faizani is the finance manager of the hospital.^[5]