Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 10: Base Hospital commemorated its 70 years of eventful service of Kashmir valley. In a function organized at Badami Bagh, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services, Air Marshal, DP Joshi, who was the chief guest on the occasion, released a special postal stamp for the hospital.
The 92 Base Hospital, was initially established as ’92 General Hospital’ at Rawalpindi during World War II on September 10, 1942. At the end of World War II, the Hospital was re-established at Deolali on October 9, 1945 and moved to Kure in Japan in March 1946 and returned to India to be re-established at Pune in 1947. The Hospital was relocated to its present place at Srinagar in J&K during the Indo-Pak conflict of 1948, when Pakistani raiders entered the border areas.
In October 1957, Military Hospital Kargil with its two sections was merged with 92 General Hospital. Finally, on August 28, 1970, it was reorganized as a static unit and renamed ’92 Base Hospital’. 92 Base Hospital has seen maximum operations and war like situations handling unimaginable injury and patient load.
During about two decade of insurgency, the doctors in the Hospital treated soldiers, police, paramilitary forces and civilians.
Caring for the injured during wars has always been a difficult and challenging task for the Armed Forces and no hospital epitomizes it better than 92 Base Hospital, located in the combat zone here. It is the only zonal hospital of the Armed Forces Medical Services which treated everyone including the soldiers, injured during the turmoil and Kargil and other wars.
The glorious hospital is having nearly 600 beds and has steadfastly provided exemplary medical care to the troops and their families deployed in the Valley.
Nowadays the hospital has provided unparalleled and exemplary medical care during peace as well as war. The hospital has rendered an unsurpassed level of combat medical care and even treated delivery cases during numerous operations.
The exceptional professional skills and selfless devotion towards patient care displayed by the staff of this hospital have resulted in hitherto unmatched survival figures and a big boost to the morale of the Army. Today the reputation of the hospital is known to everybody, both in civil as well as in military circles.
Air Marshal, DP Joshi, speaking on the occasion highlighted the role played by the hospital during the peak period of insurgency and said that the contribution of nursing staff and the other support staff has been notable and they form a vital part of the full package called medical care. He thanked all the ranks present during the raising day function and especially hospital administration for its outstanding performance.
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