LRH becomes world’s top hospital in treating blast victims
Peshawar—Dr Rahim Jan Arfidi, Medical Superintendent (MS) Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) said that we have treated more than 4000 bomb blast victims, during the last two and a half years which is record for a teaching hospital not only in Pakistan but throughout the world.
Almost century old, LRH, which stands tall and distinctive in comparison with other public sector hospitals for provision of medical cover to ailing humanity, has also attained a new distinction of becoming the World’s top hospital in terms of handling mass emergencies and treating maximum number of bomb blast victims.
LRH was established in 1924 for providing medical cover to the limited population of Peshawar, presently the 1544 bedded Pakistan’s largest hospital extends treatment to patients from the whole Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, FATA and even Afghanistan.
Dr Afridi said that LRH tops lists of hospitals around the world in meeting emergencies does not have any official certification, but the assertion has been made on basis of figures of bomb blasts in the region and number of injured treated at the LRH during the last few years.
He said that the entire staff of the hospital including doctors, nurses and paramedics is working round the clock because we are always on call as emergency can occur any time.
Dr. Rahim Jan informed that LRH has limited resources, but still it is extending treatment to the blast victims free of cost. When a blast injured is admitted in LRH, he gets the treatment including medical tests like C.T scan, ultrasound, blood test, major operation, medicine free of cost. The average cost of a bomb victim is estimated at around Rs. 30,000 to 35,000, he added. While in some cases of seriously injured, the treatment charges runs in hundreds of thousands of rupees.
He said the government is also providing due attention to provision of proper treatment to the victims of terrorism related incidents and in this connection construction of a mass casualty having 200-bed facility is in progress. The new casualty, expected to complete in a year, will provide all relevant treatment facilities at one place through latest equipment.
Dr Rahim said that the entire staff of the hospital including doctors, nurses and paramedics is working round the clock because we are always on call as emergency can occur any time.
Source http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=124348
Almost century old, LRH, which stands tall and distinctive in comparison with other public sector hospitals for provision of medical cover to ailing humanity, has also attained a new distinction of becoming the World’s top hospital in terms of handling mass emergencies and treating maximum number of bomb blast victims.
LRH was established in 1924 for providing medical cover to the limited population of Peshawar, presently the 1544 bedded Pakistan’s largest hospital extends treatment to patients from the whole Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, FATA and even Afghanistan.
Dr Afridi said that LRH tops lists of hospitals around the world in meeting emergencies does not have any official certification, but the assertion has been made on basis of figures of bomb blasts in the region and number of injured treated at the LRH during the last few years.
He said that the entire staff of the hospital including doctors, nurses and paramedics is working round the clock because we are always on call as emergency can occur any time.
Dr. Rahim Jan informed that LRH has limited resources, but still it is extending treatment to the blast victims free of cost. When a blast injured is admitted in LRH, he gets the treatment including medical tests like C.T scan, ultrasound, blood test, major operation, medicine free of cost. The average cost of a bomb victim is estimated at around Rs. 30,000 to 35,000, he added. While in some cases of seriously injured, the treatment charges runs in hundreds of thousands of rupees.
He said the government is also providing due attention to provision of proper treatment to the victims of terrorism related incidents and in this connection construction of a mass casualty having 200-bed facility is in progress. The new casualty, expected to complete in a year, will provide all relevant treatment facilities at one place through latest equipment.
Dr Rahim said that the entire staff of the hospital including doctors, nurses and paramedics is working round the clock because we are always on call as emergency can occur any time.
Source http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=124348
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