 The more than 1200 bedded hospital has most of the major and minor medical and surgical departments.Khyber Teaching Hospital, formerly Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital, was established in 1976 as a training and biomedical research facility for the medical students of the North Western region of Pakistan, as well as the new teaching affiliate of the best medical school in the region, Khyber Medical College.Khyber Teaching Hospital has developed into a major health care facility in the region

The hospital was commissioned in 1976 for the development of scientific and research base of the Province.