Victoria Hospital, inaugurated on 8 December 1900 by Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India, started as a health centre with 140 bed strength, is now the second largest Hospital in India accommodating more than 1000 patients at a time.
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A health officer was appointed in 1898, the city was divided into four wards for better coordination and the Victoria Hospital was inaugurated in 1900 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and Governor-General of British India.
John Rhind trained his younger brother, James Robert Rhind (1853–1918), in architecture, who went on to become even more acclaimed than his older brother, designing the Victorian Gothic Town House in Inverness, prior to establishing a practice in Montreal, where he designed the detail and supervised the construction of the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Following a leave to serve as manager of the refugee hospital Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, he was promoted to financial director at Akershus University Hospital.
His many local commitments include being a Trustee of the Tivoli Theatre, a Trustee of the Friends of Victoria Hospital Wimborne, a volunteer at the Priest's House Museum, a member of Wimborne Militia and he is a representative for the council on the Citizens Advice Bureau Management Committee and is the Civil Protection Officer.
Completed in 1906, the Royal Victoria Hospital is a landmark in building engineering which claims to be the first air-conditioned public building in the world.