Excelsior Correspondent
Jammu, July 1: The 166 Military Hospital Jammu celebrated its 43rd Raising Day, at the hospital complex at Satwari, here today.
Lt Gen D S Hooda, GOC HQ White Knight Corps was the chief guest on the occasion. Lt Gen Hooda inaugurated the Technical Complex of the new hospital building by unveiling the plaque in presence of Brig Pawan Kapoor, Brig Med of White Knight Corps and Brig Man -Mohan Harjai, Commandant of the 166 MH Jammu. Lt Gen Hooda also visited the photo gallery exhibition depicting the history of 166 MH.
This hospital was raised on July 1, 1970, initially as a 180 bedded section of Military Hospital Udhampur. It now has a capacity of 531 beds. It is strategically located with all specialised and diagnostic services available under one roof, and is the center of medical activity during active operations and hostilities. It is the largest garrison hospital for troops in Jammu, Nagrota and adjoining areas. Keeping pace with rapid technological advances, the Military Hospital Jammu has left no stone unturned in providing latest specialised and super-specialised medical services.
The occasion was marked by a special blood donation camp organized on board the mobile blood donation van, in collaboration with the GMC Jammu, in which more than 100 serving soldiers enthusiastically donated blood.
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