Lady Reading Hospital
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The Lady Reading Hospital (Hindko
Hindko language
Hindko , also Hindku, or Hinko, is the sixth main regional language of Pakistan. It forms a subgroup of Indo-Aryan languages spoken by Hindkowans in Pakistan and northern India, some Pashtun tribes in Pakistan, as well as by the Hindki people of Afghanistan...

/Urdu
Urdu
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: ) is located at Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

 in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan
Pakistan
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. It is one of the most important Post Graduate Medical Institute in Pakistan. It is also called loye (big) huspatal (hospital) and Gernali Huspatal. It is named after Lady Reading
Alice Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading
Alice Edith Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading GBE CI , née Alice Edith Cohen, was the first wife of Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading and a prominent philanthropist in colonial India....

, the wife of the Viceroy of India, Lord Reading..It is the biggest hospital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province e providing tertiary care facilities.

Overview of History

It was established in 1924 and it is just 200 meters away in the south of Grand Trunk Road, behind the famous historical Qila Balahisar
Bala Hisar Fort
Bala Hisar Fort is one of the most historic places of Peshawar. The word Bala Hisar is from Persian, meaning, “elevated or high fort”. According to Dr. Hussain Khan, the name was given by the Afghan King Timur Shah Durrani...

. Famous Masjid Muhabat Khan, Ander Shehr bazaar, Qissa Khawani bazaar and Khyber bazaar is across the road of LRH. LRH is just outside historical wall in the jurisdiction of cantonment board. The anecdote of the hospital of its coming into being is that His Excellency Lord Reading, viceroy of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 from 1921 to 1926, happened to visit Peshawar.This was the highest office in the British India ever attained by a Jew. He was accompanied by his spouse Lady Reading. She was fascinated by the view of the city from Qila Balahisar where they had lodged.She expressed her desire to see the city. She was provided horse in compliance with her desire. She visited the city. As she was returning back to the fort the horse took the fright causing fall of the Lady from the horse back. This resulted in some injuries to the Lady Reading. Non-availability of medical aid instantly made her unconscious. She was rushed to Agerton Hospital where the facilities were scanty. Unable to deal with her injuries, she was shifted to the Royal Artillery Hospital now called "Combined Military Hospital" (or CMH) Peshawar, where she was given proper treatment. The immense impact of this incidence on her made it imperative to construct a hospital. On retirement of Lord Reading in 1926 she came to Peshawar from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

 and campaigned to construct a standard hospital in place of Agerton Hospital.This new hospital was subsequently named as Lady Reading Hospital. Later on the hospital was given into status of District Headquarters hospital with 150 beds and in 1930 it was 200 beded hospital. Doctor Khan Bahadur Abdul Samad Khan became the first Medical Superintendent of the hospital. Doctor Muhammad Ayaz Khan was appointed the first Administrator of the hospital in 1973. This hospital became affiliated to Khyber Medical College
Khyber Medical College
Khyber Medical College is located in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. It is listed in the World Health Organization directory of medical schools and is one of the several graduate colleges of the University of Peshawar. It provides training to future leaders in patient care and provides modern...

 in 1955 with medical, surgical, ENT, Eye & T.B wards. According to 2008 estimate its out patient clinic sees above 2500 patients per day and the casualty attendants of Accidents & Emergency department is more than 1500 or 1800 per day.

Since 1928 and in its annals of 76 years, prominent doctors have cured the ailing humanity. Dr. Hakeem Ullah Jan and Khan Bahadar Abdus Samad Khan are two great names to be mentioned whose services rendered earned them the respect of the people of Peshawar.
In recent days Lady Reading Hospital has been the center point for providing prompt medical aid to the persons injured in the current bomb blasts in Peshawar city.

Funding

  • Private funding: 70%
  • Government funding: 0%
  • International funding 0%
  • Self funding: 30%

HGGG

Health Program Areas

  • Access, quality, & rational use of medicines
  • Blood safety & clinical technology
  • Child & adolescent health
  • Communicable diseases
  • Disability/injury prevention & rehabilitation
  • Emergency preparedness & response
  • Food safety
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Health & development
  • Health & the environment
  • Health promotion
  • Immunization & vaccine development
  • Malaria
  • Maternal & infant health
  • Mental health & substance abuse
  • Non-communicable diseases
  • Nutrition
  • Organization of health services
  • Reproductive & sexual health
  • Research policy & promotion
  • Tobacco control
  • Tuberculosis
  • Women's health

This hospital provides Post Graduate Medical Training in following specialities
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Internal medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Urology
  • Cadiology
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Cardiovascular surgery
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Ear nose throat (ENT)
  • Paediatric surgery
  • Pulmonology
  • Dermatology
  • Gynecology and obstetrics
  • Radiology
  • Orthopedics
  • Gastroentrology
  • Plastic Surgery

External links

Lady Reading Hospital website
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