Pakistan Railway Hospitals

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

History

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

References
  1. 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. Ahmed, Amin (September 16, 2021). "Railway hospitals being outsourced, says minister". DAWN.COM.
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