Apart from reviving the former look of Masina Hospital at Byculla, the plan to restore the city's oldest private hospital is likely to include an exhibition gallery dedicated to the history of the Jewish heritage in the city. In order to raise Rs 22 crore needed for the restoration, the hospital administration will soon set up a committee, which will comprise industrialists, historians and philanthropists, who can use their resources to help gather funds.

The main building of Masina Hospital was formerly known as Sans Souci, which was the residence of David Sassoon, a leader of the Jewish community in 19th- century Bombay. Built in 1854, the palace and the six- acre land it stands on was gifted to Parsi doctor Hormasji Manekji Masina in 1912. Initially, it served as a private hospital, but in 1952, was converted into a charitable trust hospital.