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It
was
established
in
1924[1]
and
it
is
just
200
metres
(220
yards)
away
in
the
south
of
the
Grand
Trunk
Road,
behind
the
famous
historical
Qila
Balahisar.
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
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
to
the
fort
the
horse
took
the
fright
causing
fall
of
the
Lady
from
the
horse.
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
incident
on
her
made
it
imperative
to
construct
a
hospital.
On
retirement
of
Lord
Reading
in
1926
she
came
to
Peshawar
from
Delhi
and
campaigned
to
construct
a
standard
hospital
in
place
of
Agerton
Hospital.
She
donated
Rs.52,000.
(Fifty
two
thousand)
for
the
construction.
This
new
hospital
was
subsequently
named
Lady
Reading
Hospital.
Later
on,
the
hospital
was
given
into
status
of
District
Headquarters
hospital
with
150
beds
and
in
1930
it
was
a
200-bed
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
in
1955
with
medical,
surgical,
ENT,
Eye,
and
T.B.
wards.
According
to
a
2008
estimate,
its
out-patient
clinic
sees
above
2500
patients
per
day
and
the
casualty
cases
at
the
Accidents
and
Emergency
department
number
more
than
1500
or
1800
per
day[citation
needed].
Since
1928
and
in
its
annals
of
76
years,
prominent
doctors
have
cured
ailing
humanity.
Dr.
Hakeem
Ullah
Jan
and
Khan
Bahadar
Abdus
Samad
Khan
are
two
great
names
to
be
mentioned
whose
services
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.
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