Secretary Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Najam Ahmed Shah has asked the concerned officers to finalize all the arrangements by 31st August to inaugurate newly constructed nine-storey building of outdoor and inpatient department in services hospitals which has completed at a cost of Rs 1388 million. He issued these directions while presiding over a meeting to review the arrangements of inauguration of newly constructed multi-storey block in Services Hospital, here on Saturday.
The secretary reviewed the completion of civil works as well as inaugural arrangements of the building. Principal Services Institute of Medical Sciences Professor Dr Mehmood Ayaz, Medical Superintendent Services Hospital Dr Muhammad Ameer, senior officers from Infrastructure Development Authority Punjab, Building Department and the consultants attended the meeting. The secretary was briefed in detail about the newly completed OPD block.
The meeting reviewed the completion of civil works, installation of HVAC system, building management system, working of generators, elevators, fire-fighting system etc. the meeting was informed that new block has been completed at a cost of Rs 1388 million. By completion of this project, another 320 beds have been included in the system and pediatrics, psychiatry and endocrine wards have been shifted to the new building. Four lifts have been installed in the block to facilitate the patients.