In a big achievement, Dr Hedgewar Hospital has won the award for “Most committed NGO”. The hospital is run by RSS Swayamsevaks. Its works has been recognised at the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Summit 2023’.

“This is possible only because of team work and collective efforts of all Doctors, workers and colleagues. I am also thankful to all the beneficiaries of our CSR projects who understood the potential of development and used it to the best of their advantage,” says Dr. Anant Pandhare, Medical Director of Dr Hedgewar Hospital.

Dr Hedgewar Hospital is a Medical institution located in Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra. Established by Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakeeya Pratishthan (BAVP), the hospital was founded by young doctors inspired by the ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

The BAVP is a charitable trust providing quality and affordable healthcare service to the poor across India.

The BAVP which started in 1989 as a 10 bed hospital run by a group of self-committed doctors, has now taken the shape of 3 Tertiary-care hospitals, and has treated more than 90 lakh patients.

It is also running one of the biggest blood banks in Asia along with a Nursing college and more than 100 doctors at service. They are running social development programs in hundreds of slums and villages for community health, women empowerment, education, natural resource management, skill development and many other fields.

Additionally, the BAVP is now embarking on an ambitious project to establish a medical College in the city of Sambhaji Nagar.  
 

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