Keki Byramjee Grant
Born 28 November 1920 · Maharashtra
Died 4 January 2011
Founded the Grant Medical Foundation which runs Pune's nationally accredited Ruby Hall Clinic.
🔔 Add birthday reminderKeki Byramjee Grant was an Indian cardiologist from Pune, Maharashtra, one of the first and respected cardiologists in the country and the founder of Grant Medical Foundation, which runs the Ruby Hall Clinic, a nationally accredited hospital in Pune. The Government of India honoured him, posthumously in 2011, with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the medical science.
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In 1986, Keki Grant survived a terrorist hijacking shootout on a Mumbai-London flight, sustaining a bullet wound to his knee yet living for 25 more years.
1. In 1959, Keki Byramjee Grant opened Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune on rented premises with just four beds, naming it after the palace once owned by the Governor General's wife, Ruby.
2. 🌟 By 1964, Grant purchased the palace property itself with a bank loan, transforming Ruby Hall Clinic from a modest facility into a burgeoning hospital.
3. In 1966, he founded the Grant Medical Foundation to oversee Ruby Hall Clinic, marking a shift from private practice to institutional healthcare management.
4. 🌟 Grant introduced coronary angioplasty and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting to Pune, pioneering advanced cardiac treatments at Ruby Hall Clinic in the decades following its foundation.
5. Under his leadership, Ruby Hall Clinic became the first nationally accredited hospital in Pune, expanding to 550 beds and hosting India’s largest ICU bed count of 76.
6. 🏥 He spearheaded the introduction of cutting-edge technologies like CT Scan, MRI, image intensifier X-ray, and the nation’s first Image Guided Radio Therapy (IGRT) for cancer at Ruby Hall.
7. In 1986, during a hijacking incident on a Mumbai-London flight, Grant survived a gunshot wound to his knee, an event that left 25 dead and altered his life trajectory.
8. ❓ How did a disagreement with his mentor E. H. Cowaji catalyze the creation of one of Pune’s most enduring medical institutions?
Awards & Honours
- 🏅Padma Bhushan
🔍 One thing most people don't know
Despite being born in Tamil Nadu, Keki Grant studied initially at a girls' school, St. Helena School in Pune, because no local boys' primary school was available in 1922.
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Keki Byramjee Grant revolutionized cardiac care in Pune by founding Ruby Hall Clinic, which grew into a 550-bed, nationally accredited hospital with cutting-edge medical technology. His establishment of the Grant Medical Foundation institutionalized healthcare delivery in the region, setting standards for hospital management and patient care. The hospital's introduction of advanced cardiac procedures and cancer therapies influenced medical practices across Maharashtra and beyond.
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