Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

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Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (formerly known as Willingdon Hospital) is a hospital in New Delhi, India, operated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (formerly the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi), which offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses, is attached to this hospital Established in 1932 by the British Raj as Willingdon Hospital after the Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon, it was designed to serve their personnel and initially accommodated 54 beds. In 1954, following India's independence, control of the hospital was transferred to the Central Government's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In the 1970s, the hospital was renamed after Ram Manohar Lohia, a leading proponent of socialist ideology in India. The hospital spans 30 acres (12 hectares), including 4 acres (1.6 hectares) dedicated to a nurses' hostel. Strategically located, it features a 71...

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