Timeline
July 1947
A beginning was made in pediatrician Dr. Sanzgiri’s clinic by seeking donations, and then moved to Dr. A. V. Baliga’s nursing home.
October 1948
The Society for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children (SRCC) was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.The Centre was granted a year’s lease in Military Hutment No. 20 at Nariman Point by the Government of Bombay.
May 1950
Land was leased by the Bombay Municipality at Haji Ali, Mumbai. “Children’s Orthopedic Hospital (COH)”, an exclusive hospital for children, popularly known as the Polio Hospital was started and was recognized in India and internationally.
June 1953
The Society was registered as a Public Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950.
1963
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone for a better and larger hospital and the Pilot Project of a Cerebral Palsy Unit got started.
January 1969
A first fully staffed Cerebral Palsy unit, the first of its kind in India and South-East Asia was established at COH. In a short time, it became a model institution where children with cerebral palsy from India and other parts of Asia got the best care from a dedicated team under Dr. Mullaferoze’s guidance.
1975
Remedial Educational Therapy, an educational therapy department for children with learning disabilities, the first of its kind, was started on the campus.
September 2009
Phase I – SRCC -Centre for Child Development became operational.
April 2017
Phase II – SRCC Children’s Hospital managed by Narayana Health became operational.