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“Ooty GH is a rare case of charity hospital from many quarters. Udhagamandalam: A function held to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Ooty Government Headquarters Hospital at the Resource Centre for Tribal Culture (RCTC) on Saturday saw the reunion of retired doctors and support staff.Over 100 recipients, including doctors, nurses and support staff were felicitated at the function. A 50-year-old tribal ward was demolished recently.Director of the Nilgiris Documentation Centre Dharmalingam Venugopal narrated the history of the hospital right from 1829. “INTACH will sponsor for the heritage board and a history book on the British era hospital if NDC come forward,” she told TOI.Dr PK Raman said, “The facilities the Ooty GH provides is no less than any private hospital. The hospital, one of the oldest in the state, is housed in a heritage building..