St. Mary’s Hospital Mussoorie

In April of  1954 in Mussoorie,  Mateshwari ji got seriously ill. She suffered a diabetic coma and insulin was injected immediately. It was then that it was discovered that she was highly diabetic . Mateshwari remained ill and mostly in bed for several months after this episode. There came one day when she became so ill that a lady doctor from St. Mary’s Hospital, which was on the mountain above Savitri Nivas, had to be called at night. The doctor advised her admission into the hospital.
But Mateshwari refused. She said that if she had to leave the world she would rather do so at home at the feet of Shri Nathji than in a hospital.
Shri Nathji spoke to her and said:

“Rabb theek karegaa! God will make everything all right!”

She said to him:

“Rabb! Kaun saa Rabb! Main or kissee Rabb ko naheen jaanti! God! Which God! I know of no God other than you!”

She added: “I have just one wish left in life–that if I had lived longer, I could have served you more!”
Shri Nathji had called Mateshwari's brother Sri Krishen Khanna by telegram and he fell at the feet of Shri Nathji and prayed to him to cure Mateshwari.
And a miracle occurred. Mateshwari recovered that night, and lived for many years more to serve Shri Nathji and the children, as she had desired.

In 1915, HBS Dalliwal gifted a triangular piece of land to the then European Cottage Hospital, for the convalescence of the patients. The St. Mary’s Hospital was thus build. After some alterations this correct structure of the hospital was erected in  1931. This hospital in infect directly above Savitri Niwas – The house of Shri Nathji and Mateshwariji.  And  they share a common boundary. In 1954 when Mateshwari had been dangerously ill at Mussoorie and was asked that she be admitted to the hospital. Mateshwari had refused to go. It was an irony of fate, that several years later in 1967, she left her body in  St. Mary’s Hospital in London.

Due to bad management and government apathy the hospital suffered neglect with hardly any facilities  and was finally closed in 2016. The local residents were very upset and asked the government to repair  and restart the hospital. Currently it  is being blatantly misused by the neighbouring resort to park vehicles of its guests. The plight of St Marys  Hospital which once catered to the needs of a large number of people has left residents very upset. As the sub-district hospital of Mussoorie is far away from the town, due to which people face many problems. St Mary’s Hospital was in the middle of the market, which benefited tourists and the local people. So here is a lot of dissatisfaction among the people. They have approached civil authorities and politicians to start the revival of the hospital.

Dr. Bostroff

 

Dr. Bostroff was the last doctor who atttended Mateshwari ji at St. May's Hospital in London. Mateswari ji was very sick in London. On 5th of August 1967 as Mateshwari began to lose physical consciousness, Priya Nath telephoned the emergency medical aid services, who removed Mateshwari to St. Mary’s Hospital in London. A certain Dr. Bostroff attended upon her. Both, Pran Nath and Priya Nath, offered their kidneys for a transplant if it was possible. But the doctor shook his head. It was too late. He said he would try his best, and that the case would take some time. He urged Shri Nathji and Pran Nath to return home and rest for a few hours. But no sooner had Shri Nathji, Pran Nath and Priya Nath returned to their home at 10, Fawley Road, when they were informed over phone that Mateshwaji's has just passed away.

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Professor Jonathan Brostoff (1934–2020) was associated with St. Mary's Hospital in London were he undertook his clinical training at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, while attending Wadham College, Oxford University for his medical degree.

Professor Brostoff was a leading international authority in the field of allergy and clinical immunology, known for his pioneering work in food intolerance and immunological research. His career also included positions at other esteemed institutions: 

He was the Foundation Professor of Allergy and Environmental Health and Director of the Centre for Allergy Research at University College London (UCL), where he was also the Physician in charge of the Allergy Clinic at the associated hospital.He later became Professor Emeritus of Allergy and Environmental Health at King's College London.His clinical NHS base was at Guy's & Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

He was a well-known lecturer and author, co-authoring major reference textbooks such as Food Allergy and Intolerance and Immunology.