Annual report: KTH catered to 1.7m patients in 2013
Patients, however, are far from satisfied with the hospital’s services.
Patients, however, are far from satisfied with the hospital’s services. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
The Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) treated almost 1.7 million patients from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in 2013.
The hospital’s performance report issued on Monday shows 21,833 surgeries were conducted last year, while 75,747 patients were admitted in various wards.
A new hostel for women doctors has been approved, KTH Chief Executive Professor Dr Inayat Shah Roghani said, adding: “Its construction will begin next month. This will encourage women doctors to apply.”
Talking to The Express Tribune, Roghani said he was the second chief appointed in 2013. During his time, a new nursery unit was established and a labour room renovated where the bed capacity was increased.
Patients, however, are far from satisfied with the hospital’s services. “There is garbage lying everywhere and no one takes notice of the hospital’s lack of hygiene,” said Imtiyaz Khan, a resident of Upper Dir. He added there is no room or accommodation for visitors and attendants have to sit outside the hospital premises.
Another patient, Zahoor, said doctors treat them like ‘animals’. “They don’t even ask us what the problem is, they just visit and then leave,” he added.
One of the biggest hospitals in the country, the KTH was established in 1976 for the development of science and research in the province. Its current bed capacity is 1,300.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 7th, 2014.
The Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) treated almost 1.7 million patients from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in 2013.
The hospital’s performance report issued on Monday shows 21,833 surgeries were conducted last year, while 75,747 patients were admitted in various wards.
A new hostel for women doctors has been approved, KTH Chief Executive Professor Dr Inayat Shah Roghani said, adding: “Its construction will begin next month. This will encourage women doctors to apply.”
Talking to The Express Tribune, Roghani said he was the second chief appointed in 2013. During his time, a new nursery unit was established and a labour room renovated where the bed capacity was increased.
Patients, however, are far from satisfied with the hospital’s services. “There is garbage lying everywhere and no one takes notice of the hospital’s lack of hygiene,” said Imtiyaz Khan, a resident of Upper Dir. He added there is no room or accommodation for visitors and attendants have to sit outside the hospital premises.
Another patient, Zahoor, said doctors treat them like ‘animals’. “They don’t even ask us what the problem is, they just visit and then leave,” he added.
One of the biggest hospitals in the country, the KTH was established in 1976 for the development of science and research in the province. Its current bed capacity is 1,300.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 7th, 2014.