Gulab Devi Hospital

Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital was opened for admission of patients in November, 1934. The trustees responsible for managing the hospital gradually migrated to India in 1947. Begum Raana Liaqat Ali Khan, Sir Syed Muratab Ali, Prof.Dr.Amiruddin along with some other philanthropists became acting trustees in July 1948. A Managing Committee was formed to run this hospital as a Tuberculosis hospital. Since the time of partition of the Sub-Continent, strength of this hospital has increased has increased from 56 beds to 1500 beds. It provides free treatment to more than 90% of its patients.

History:

To perpetuate the memory of his (late) mother Gulab Devi, the late Lala Lajpat Rai created a Trust in 1927. The in 1930, the Punjab Government 10 acres of Land free of charge to the Trust, and sold another 40 acres to the Trust at Ferozepur Road (Shahrah-e-Roomi), Lahore. Construction of the hospital  buildings started in 1931 and was completed in 1934 and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.