Sobhraj Maternity Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 24°51′28″N67°00′58″E / 24.857814°N 67.016080°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Patron | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation |
History | |
Opened | 1928 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
Sobhraj Maternity Hospital (SMH) is a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] [2] It is the second oldest hospital in Karachi and the city's oldest maternity hospital. [3] [4]
It is under the administration of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. [5] [6]
It was established in 1928 by Chetumal Sobhraj in honor of his wife, Kishen Devi Sobhraj, initially served as a women's welfare health unit. [3]
In 1975, the hospital expanded with the addition of a three-story block in its private wing, and in 1979, the mother and child center was upgraded to a maternity home. [3] That same year, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recognized SMH for postgraduate teaching. [3] The College of Physicians and Surgeons accredited the hospital in 1987. [3]
In 1991, SMH established a nursing school for midwife education and training, and the institution was further elevated to maternity hospital status in 2001. [3]
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