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{{Short description|Medical college in New Delhi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Lady Hardinge Medical College
| image = [[File:Lady Hardinge Medical College logo.png|200px]]
| motto = {{langx|la|Per Ardua Ad Astra}}
| mottoeng = Through Adversity to the Stars
| established = {{start date and age|1916|2|17}}
| founder = [[Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst|Charles Hardinge]], [[Viceroy of India]]
| academic_affiliation = [[University of Delhi]]
| budget = {{INRConvert|800|c}} <small>(2025–26)</small><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 Feb 2025 |title=DEMAND NO. 51, Demands for Grants, 2025-2026, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS |url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe51.pdf |access-date=1 Feb 2025 |website=IndiaBudget.gov.in |pages=5 |publication-place=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
| director = Dr. Sarita Beri<ref>{{cite web|title=Director's Desk :: Lady Hardinge Medical College & associated SSK & KSC Hospitals|url=http://lhmc-hosp.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=24&lid=75|website=lhmc-hosp.gov.in|accessdate=13 December 2020|language=en|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203142908/http://lhmc-hosp.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=24&lid=75|url-status=live}}</ref>
| faculty =
| students =
| undergrad = 240 (only female candidates admitted)
| postgrad = 160 (MD, MS, DM, MCh, and MDS)
| location = [[Connaught Place, New Delhi]], [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus_size = {{convert|68|acre}}
| nickname =
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[medical school]]
| parent = [[Directorate General of Health Services (India)]]
| website = {{URL|lhmc-hosp.gov.in}}
| mapframe = yes
| coor = {{Coord|28|38|6.3060|N|77|12|44.9712|E|type:education|display=title}}
}}
[[File:LHMC.jpg|thumb|Entrance to the British-era edifice]]
'''Lady Hardinge Medical College''', also known as '''LHMC''', is a [[public university|public]] women's [[medical school|medical college]] and [[central government]] hospital located in [[New Delhi]], India. Established in 1916 by the [[British Raj|Imperial British Government]], it has functioned as a constituent of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, [[Delhi University|University of Delhi]], since 1950. The college is governed and funded by the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=400 |title=Lady Hardinge Medical College |work=University of Delhi |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202165353/http://du.ac.in/index.php?id=400 |archivedate=2 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mciindia.org/View_College_Details.aspx?ID=86 |title=Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi |work=Medical Council of India |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023853/http://www.mciindia.org/View_College_Details.aspx?ID=86 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, Delhi; nurses on Wellcome V0029215.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Nurses at Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital, 1921]]
When the capital of [[British India]] was shifted to Delhi, [[Winifred Hardinge, Baroness Hardinge of Penshurst|Lady Hardinge]], the wife of the then [[Governor-General of India|Viceroy of India]], [[Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst|Baron Charles Hardinge]], recognized the need for a medical college exclusively for women. She took the initiative to establish such an institution, as the absence of one limited opportunities for Indian women to pursue medical education. The foundation stone for the college was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17 March 1914, and it was christened Queen Mary College and Hospital to commemorate [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]]’s visit to India in 1911–12. Lady Hardinge actively raised funds for the college from [[Princely state|princely states]] and the public until her death on 11 July 1914.<ref name=ht>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |title=A fine balance of luxury and care |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727071914/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |archivedate=27 July 2014}}</ref>

The college was inaugurated on 7 February 1916 by Baron Hardinge in the Imperial Delhi Enclave area. On the suggestion of Queen Mary, the college and the hospital was named after Lady Hardinge to pay an ode to the memory of its founder. The maiden principal of the institution was Kate Platt and the college admitted 16 students. At the commencement of operations, the college was affiliated to [[University of the Punjab]], owing to which the students had to sit their final examinations at [[King Edward Medical University|King Edward Medical College]] in Lahore. The college eventually became affiliated to the [[University of Delhi]] in 1950; post-graduate courses followed suit in 1954.<ref name=ht/> Ruth Young, who, as Ruth Wilson, was the first professor of surgery at the college, served as the principal from 1936 until 1940.<ref name="Young">{{cite web |url=http://arccat.dundee.ac.uk/dserve/dserve2/history/ms31hist.html |title=Dr. Ruth Young, CBE (1884–1983) |work=University of Dundee Archive Services |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113042/http://arccat.dundee.ac.uk/dserve/dserve2/history/ms31hist.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, one of the two hospitals attached to the Lady Hardinge Medical College, was constructed in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jivdayafound.org/kalawati-saran/ |title=Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi |work=Jiv Daya Foundation |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-date=25 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025230338/http://www.jivdayafound.org/kalawati-saran |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the onset, the college was an autonomous institution managed by a governing body. In 1953, the Board of Administration constituted by the [[Central Government]] took formal charge over the management of the institution. In February 1978, the management was relinquished in favour of the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] of the [[Government of India]] under an Act of Parliament.<ref name=a>{{cite web |url=http://fmsc.ac.in/lady.htm |title=Lady Hardinge Medical College |work=Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-date=17 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217105608/http://www.fmsc.ac.in/lady.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the director professors is chosen as the president of the college, the most senior post in the college.<ref name=c>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardinge.org/management.asp |title=Management |work=Lady Hardinge Medical College Alumni Association |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125164020/http://www.hardinge.org/management.asp |archive-date=25 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Modern form ==
[[File:The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan interacting with patients during his visit to the Lady Hardinge Hospital, in New Delhi on October 02, 2014.jpg|thumb|262x262px|Patients at the Lady Hardinge Hospital, 2014]]
Since 1991, the hospital has extended its services to male patients.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goicharters.nic.in/skhosp.htm |title=Lady Hardinge Medical College & Smt. S. K. Hospital |work=Citizen's Charters in the Government of India |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-date=10 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410170127/http://www.goicharters.nic.in/skhosp.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] program at the college has an admission capacity of 200 students.<ref name="Gupta2020">{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Namrata |title=Women in Science and Technology: Confronting Inequalities |date=2020 |publisher=SAGE |location=Los Angeles |isbn=978-93-5328-748-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h--9DwAAQBAJ&dq=Lady+Hardinge+Medical+College&pg=PA70 |page=70|language=en}}</ref> The institution operates two teaching hospitals: Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, with 877 beds, and [[Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital]], with 350 beds. Together, these hospitals and the parent college provide tertiary-level medical care to the city.

The college's Department of Microbiology is internationally acclaimed for its expertise in salmonella [[phage typing]] and serves as a [[World Health Organization]] collaborating centre for reference and training in streptococcal diseases for the South-East Asia region.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://extranet.who.int/iris/restricted/bitstream/10665/163713/1/sea-ncd-25.pdf |title=SEA NCD report |work=[[World Health Organization]]}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Additionally, it functions as a surveillance centre for AIDS. In 2007, the college established the country’s first Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centre specifically for children.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

== Campus ==
The college campus features a hostel, library, auditorium, and well-equipped laboratories. It also includes a sports ground and facilities for extracurricular activities, providing a well-rounded environment for students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minglebox.com/college/Lady-Hardinge-Medical-College-Delhi |title=Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi |work=Minglebox.com |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109041724/http://www.minglebox.com/college/Lady-Hardinge-Medical-College-Delhi |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

=== Library ===
The college's library, one of the oldest medical libraries in India, is housed in a new central library building that is part of the auditorium complex. It boasts a collection of 50,000 volumes, including a significant number of historic journals in the biomedical sciences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hardinge.org/histroy.asp |title=History of Lady Hardinge Medical College |work=Lady Hardinge Medical College Alumni Association |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316190216/http://www.hardinge.org/histroy.asp |archive-date=16 March 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Rankings==
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = Life Sciences and Medical University
| NIRF_M_2023 = 29
}}

In the 2024 [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) assessment, Lady Hardinge Medical College was ranked 29th among medical colleges in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Rankings 2024: Medical |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/Rankings/2024/MedicalRanking.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=National Institutional Ranking Framework}}</ref>

==Departments==

* Department of Physiology
* Department of Anatomy
* Department of Biochemistry
* Department of Pathology
* Department of Forensic Medicine
* Department of Pharmacology
* Department of Microbiology
* Department of Community Medicine
* Department of ENT & Head and neck surgery
* Department of Ophthalmology
* Department of General Medicine
* Department of General Surgery
* Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
* Department of Skin & VD
* Department of Orthopaedics
* Department of Dental Surgery
* Department of Pediatrics
* Department of Paediatric Surgery
* Department of Neonatology
* Department of Radio-Diagnosis
* Department of Radiation Oncology
* Department of Anaesthesia
* Department of Accident & Emergency
* Department of Psychiatry
* Department of Neurology
* Department of Blood Bank

== Notable alumni ==
{{alumni|date=September 2017}}
The college's alumni are called Hardonians.<ref name=f>{{cite web |url=http://lhmcaana.org/About-Us/The-Hardonians |title=The Hardonians |work=Lady Hardinge Medical College Alumni Association of North America |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026140228/http://lhmcaana.org/About-Us/The-Hardonians |archive-date=26 October 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Notable alumni of the college include:
*'''[[Sneh Bhargava]], former director and Professor Emeritus of the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]]'''
*[[Bimal Kaur Khalsa]], former [[Lok Sabha]] member from [[Ropar Lok Sabha constituency|Ropar]]
*[[Sujata Chaudhuri]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sujata Chaudhuri {{!}} RCP Museum |url=https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sujata-chaudhuri |access-date=24 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324094330/https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/sujata-chaudhuri|archive-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sushila Nayyar]], with a postgraduate degree in Public Health from [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]]. Served as [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Health Minister of India]] from 1952-55 and 1962–67<ref name=f/>
* [[Shiela Mehra]], 1991 [[Padma Shri]] recipient. 1959 graduate. Renowned practising Obstetrician & Gynaecologist of New Delhi
* [[Usha Kehar Luthra]], [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]]<ref name=g>{{cite web |url=http://www.studyhealthscience.com/ud/Lady-Hardinge-Medical-College/861/show.html |title=Lady Hardinge Medical College |work=Study Health Science |accessdate=8 January 2017 |archive-date=13 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913084219/http://www.studyhealthscience.com/ud/Lady-Hardinge-Medical-College/861/show.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Malvika Sabharwal]], 2008 [[Padma Shri]] Awardee<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.practo.com/delhi/doctor/dr-malvika-sabharwal-gynecologist-obstetrician-3 |title=Dr. Malvika Sabharwal |work=[[Practo Health]] |date=2016 |accessdate=8 February 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109022445/https://www.practo.com/delhi/doctor/dr-malvika-sabharwal-gynecologist-obstetrician-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Hemlata Gupta]], 1998 [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient
* [[Zohra Begum Kazi]], the first [[Bengali Muslim]] female physician, 1935 graduate. She ranked First Class First and was awarded the [[Viceroy of India]]'s Medal
* [[Fatima Shah]], 1952 M.B. E. (Member of British Empire); 1969 [[Pakistan Medal|Tamgha-e-Pakistan]] recipient; 1974–79, President, International Federation of the Blind; creator of Urdu Braille
* [[Oon Chiew Seng]], known for being one of the first Singaporean gynaecologists and obstetricians.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-02 |title='A life dedicated to public service and the vulnerable': S'pore pioneer gynaecologist dies, aged 106 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/a-life-dedicated-to-public-service-and-the-vulnerable-spore-pioneer-gynaecologist-dies-aged-106 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226234447/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/a-life-dedicated-to-public-service-and-the-vulnerable-spore-pioneer-gynaecologist-dies-aged-106 |archive-date=26 February 2025 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=The Straits Times |language=en-SG |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]
* [[Directorate General of Health Services (India)]]
* [[Central Health Service|Central Health Service (CHS)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{University of Delhi}}
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[[Category:Medical colleges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1916]]
[[Category:Women's universities and colleges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Delhi]]
[[Category:1916 establishments in British India]]

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