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Express Tribune
26-04-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
PIMS undergoes revamp amid patient surge
With over 9,000 patients visiting daily, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital is undergoing significant transformation to meet the growing healthcare demands of the population. A series of major reforms aimed at improving healthcare services, patient satisfaction, and staff accountability at the country's premier public hospital, PIMS Executive Director Dr Imran Sikandar said on Friday. Over 9,000 patients seek medical attention at PIMS, with 7,000 attending various Outpatient Departments (OPDs), including paediatrics and the Mother and Child Health (MCH) centre, and 2,000 reporting to the emergency department.
Express Tribune
15-04-2025
- Express Tribune
At least two killed, 16 injured in Hazara bus crash
Listen to article Two passengers were killed and 16 others, including three foreign nationals, were injured when a Rawalpindi-bound passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a drain on Tuesday, officials reported. According to Serai Saleh Station House Officer (SHO) Raja Mumtaz, the accident occurred near the Shah Maqsood interchange, approximately six kilometers from district headquarters on the Hazara Motorway. The SHO attributed the crash to reckless driving, though some passengers claimed the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The bus, which departed Gilgit early Tuesday, was traveling at high speed when the driver lost control, causing it to plunge into the roadside drain. Locals and rescue workers rushed to the scene, transporting the injured to the Haripur Trauma Centre. Sadly, two passengers were declared dead on arrival. Five passengers sustained serious injuries and were transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, while 11 others with minor injuries were treated and discharged. The deceased were identified as Masroor, 55, from Yaseen Gilgit, and Zameer Abbas, 42, from Astore. Among the injured were a teenage girl and three foreign nationals, John, a citizen of the Czech Republic, and two Chinese nationals, Zu Chongzhi and Lyu Li Dong.
Express Tribune
24-02-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
PIMS revamp begins
The government has initiated a large-scale renovation and infrastructure upgrade of the largest government hospital in the federal capital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), after 40 years since its establishment. Following the special instructions of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, the federal government approved a grant of Rs400 million for the renovation of PIMS. A sum of Rs250 million has already been released for the project.
