M. P. Shah Medical College

M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar(also Shri M. P. Shah Medical College) is a medical school located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. It is associated with the Irwin Group of Hospitals, the second largest hospital complex in the state of Gujarat. The college is notable for having a functional solarium.HistoryIrwin Hospital was inaugurated by Lord Irwin in 1927. In 1933, during the rule of Jam Digvijaysinhji, Irwin Hospital was expanded, with the addition of several specialty departments. Shri Abdul Karim Jamal started a dispensary opposite Irwin Hospital and the Sarmatwala dispensary was started during this period. All these dispensaries including the city dispensary were merged with Irwin Hospital – and hence the name Irwin Group of Hospitals. In 1954, M. P. Shah Medical College came into existence and Irwin hospital was affiliated with it. In 2000, on the eve of the 300th Birthday Anniversary of Lord Guru Gobind Singh - as one of his five disciples – Mokam Singh who got established at Bat Dwarka – Gujarat government renamed the Irwin group of hospitals as Guru Gobind Singh Hospital.Dr. Dadabhai and Dr. Kalyaniwala Khandbahadur were the first heads of Irwin Group of Hospitals. Dr. Ruks Thomas was appointed as the first Surgeon General in 1927. Dr. Pranjivan Manekchand Mehta was his successor. At the establishment of M.P. Shah Medical College in 1954, Dr. P. C. Rakshit took over from Dr. P. M. Mehta as the first Dean and Medical Superintendent.FacilitiesStarting with 200 beds in 1927, the hospital has seen several major expansions. Today, it is one the leading tertiary care and referral medical centers for the region of Saurashtra with a bed strength of 1275 (2005). The hospital has 50 indoor wards and 10 operation theaters.