Pakistan Railway Hospitals

Pakistan Railway Hospitals is a chain of government hospital located throughout country and is under the administration of Pakistan Railways.

History

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The hospitals were constructed during the British Raj.[1]

In January 2019, a nursery ward was inaugurated at the Railway Hospital Multan.[2] Since 2020, the hospitals in Lahore, Karachi, Multan are operated by the Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT) under the public-private partnership for thirty years.[3][4]

Hospitals

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  • Railway Hospital Multan, It has a capacity of 500 beds but only 84 beds are operational.[1]
  • Railway Hospital Lahore[4]
  • Railway Hospital Rawalpindi[5]
  • Railway Hospital Peshawar[4]
  • Railway Hospital Karachi[4]
  • Railway Hospital Sukkur[4]
  • Railway Hospital Quetta[4]
  • Railway Hospital Nawabshah[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Omer, Shahab (August 29, 2021). "Railway hospitals and everything wrong with how privatisation happens in Pakistan". Profit by Pakistan Today.
  2. ^ "Sheikh Rasheed inaugurates Nursery ward in Railway Hospital". Dunya News.
  3. ^ "Rashid lays foundation of new block of IIMCT Railway Hospital". The News International.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Ahmed, Amin (September 16, 2021). "Railway hospitals being outsourced, says minister". DAWN.COM.
  5. ^ "Our Hospitals – Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT)". Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Railway Hospital nawabshah – Pakistan Places". Retrieved 2023-12-25.