In This Post:
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Capital Hospital
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Nuclear Oncology & Radiotherapy Institute (NORI)
KRL Hospital
Often referred to as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Islamabad is one of the most well-planned cities of Pakistan. From robust infrastructure to breathtaking surroundings, the capital has a lot to offer. Previously, we’ve covered the city’s public transport, shopping malls and tourist destinations. In this blog, we will cover top-tier government hospitals in Islamabad that offer world-class medical services to citizens. So, let’s begin.
List Of Government Hospitals In Islamabad
Facilities play a huge part in determining if a hospital is worth visiting for receiving medical assistance. The treatment is, however, highly dependent on the training and experience of the professional healthcare expert. The provision of quality medical care to the patients at these public hospitals is ensured by recruiting well-trained staff who perform their duties as responsibly as required of them.
Listed below are some of the government hospitals in Islamabad where you can find such quality medical care:
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)
- Capital Hospital
- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- Nuclear Oncology & Radiotherapy Institute (NORI)
- KRL Hospital
Let us look in detail at the bed capacity of these hospitals and specialized areas in which treatment is provided.
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)
The structural plan of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) was conceived in the 1960s. The idea was to make a premier hospital where the residents of the capital city of Islamabad will be able to get the best healthcare facilities. The construction of the institute started in 1980 with the plan of building a facility with a capacity of 592 beds which took five years to complete on a total area of 140 acres. While it provides diagnostics and curative services to people of Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Punjab, it also provides services to government officials including parliamentarians and judicial staff.
Doctors and allied medical professionals at PIMS, while providing clinical services, also focus on applied research in their respective departments. For this purpose, the institute also works closely with different national as well as international organizations including WHO and UNICEF. Other than being a healthcare facility it also has:
- College of Nursing
- School of Nursing
- College of Medical Technology
- MCH Training Centre
There are visible sign postings inside the hospital for the services that are provided in the hospital. The services provided at PIMS have been categorized under following broad headings:
- Islamabad Hospital (713 beds)
- Children’s Hospital (262 beds)
- Mother & Child Health Centre (156 beds)
- Burn Care Centre (24 beds)
- Cardiac Centre (99 beds)
- Breast Cancer Screening Centre
- Bone Marrow transplant UNIT
- Thalassemia UNIT (Adult/Paediatrics)
The above-mentioned facilities provide treatment in more than 25 different departments. Some of the prominent departments are:
- General surgery
- E.N.T.
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Cardiac surgery
- Paediatric surgery
- Gynaecology & Obstetrics
Address: G-8/3, Islamabad
Phone Number: 051-9261170-89
Capital Hospital
After it was decided to move the status of the capital city from Karachi to Islamabad, an executive order was also passed by the then government to form a body that will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the newly built capital. Later it was surpassed by the issuance of the CDA ordinance which laid the foundations of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), its powers as well as responsibilities and jurisdiction. One of these responsibilities was to provide healthcare facilities to the citizens for which Capital Hospital was developed under the umbrella of CDA.
Capital Hospital started inside the CDA as a daycare medical centre to provide preventive medical services to the residents and especially the staff of CDA. As the authority felt the growing need for a proper medical facility for inpatient treatment, it was planned to develop the daycare medical centre into a full-fledged hospital which was inaugurated in March 1981.
Initially, the hospital had a total capacity of 60 beds but in 1992, some new departments were also started which increased the capacity to 250 beds. Along with modern medical and surgical facilities, the institute also has the privilege of launching Nuclear Cardiology in Pakistan. Here is a list of departments the hospital currently has:
- General surgery
- Orthopaedics
- Urology
- Gynae and Obstetrics
- Neonatology
- Eye & ENT
- Post-operative Intensive Care and Accident and Emergency Department
- Medical and Paediatric wards
- Coronary Care Unit
- X-Ray Department
- Pathology laboratory
- Dental clinic
- Dermatology
- Mother & child Health Centre.
Address: CDA Hospital, St# 31, G-6/2, Islamabad.
Phone Number: +92-51-9221334-9
National Institute Of Health (NIH)
The National Institute of Health (NIH) is one the most prestigious institutions in the country that provides assistance for diagnostic, research and production of multiple vaccines. Initially, it was formed as a National Health Centre (NHC) in which health-related research organizations were moved. Later in 1980, it was given the autonomous status of the National Institute of Health (NIH) through a presidential ordinance. To date, NIH has been performing important duties like the investigation of infectious diseases and developing vaccinations for them.
NIH is also a centre that collaborates with WHO for viral diagnostics and regional reference laboratories for Polio and Influenza. Moreover, in 2003, it was also declared a viable institute for the development of vaccines by WHO. Here are some of the most prominent programs that are currently running at NIH:
- Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Field Epidemiology & Laboratory Training Program (FELTP)
- National TB Control Program
- National AIDS Control Program
- Malaria Control Program
In addition to the above-mentioned programs, the most recent one is the ongoing global pandemic, the outbreak of COVID-19. NIH has a separate page on their website for all the information and updates about COVID-19.
Address: National Institute of Health (NIH) Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Phone Number: +92 (51) 9255090-2, +92 (51) 9255112-4
Nuclear Oncology & Radiotherapy Institute (NORI)
Nuclear Oncology & Radiotherapy Institute (NORI) was established by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in 1983 in Islamabad. It is the first-ever institute of Pakistan to be recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) that trains Fellows of College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) in Nuclear Medicine and radiotherapy.
While it is providing treatment to 40,000 patients from different cities of Pakistan including Jhelum, Sargodha and Azad Kashmir, there are lots of research projects too that are being conducted at NORI and sponsored by the WHO International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Some of the services provided by the institute are:
- Nuclear medicine
- Nuclear cardiology
- Radiation oncology
- Photodynamic therapy
- Medical oncology
- Diagnostic radiology
- Radiopharmacy
- Urea breath test
- Mobile breast care clinics
Address: Nuclear Medicine, Oncology & Radiology Institute, Hanna Road, G-8/3, Islamabad
Phone Number: (+92 51) 9260611-5
KRL Hospital
KRL Hospital is a state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient facility that aims to provide quality and affordable healthcare facilities to people. It is equipped with advanced technology and the latest equipment to provide treatment to patients in different fields.
The hospital currently provides services in following domains:
- Anaesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Dentistry
- Diabetes
- General Physician
- General Surgeon
- Gynaecology
- Nephrology
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Paediatrics
- Radiology
- Psychiatry
Address: G 9/1, Service Road South, Kashmir Highway, Islamabad
Contact Number: 051) 9106270
So, the next time you have to visit a hospital for specialized and satisfactory treatment, you should keep these medical hospitals and institutions in mind.
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