LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting to review progress of cardiology centres in Murree, Sahiwal, and Sargodha.
The performance report of 57 specialised hospitals across Punjab was also presented before the session.
The CM expressed strong displeasure over delays in installation of machinery at cardiology centres, emphasising that hospital construction must be completed alongside installation of all equipment and machinery. She issued a firm deadline to make Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cardiology Sargodha fully functional by April, while Nawaz Sharif Cardiology Centre Murree must be fully operational by mid-February.
The Chief Minister directed to carry out immediate completion of cardiac surgery theatre in Murree and further directed to ensure prompt provision of all required machinery. She also directed that recruitment of doctors and staff for Murree cardiology centre should be completed without any delay.
The meeting was told that millions of patients continue to benefit from province’s specialised hospitals as 18.3 million patients have benefited, while 39.3 million patients have been continuously provided medical services. So far, 23.9 million OPD visits have been conducted, 15.6 million emergency treatments have been made and free medicines worth Rs 1.92 billion have been distributed. Authorities further briefed that more than 7,16,000 surgeries have been performed while 4,52,000 CT scans have been conducted. More than 143,000 MRIs have been conducted, while more than 99,000 angiographies have been done and over 1,50,000 echocardiograms have been completed.
The meeting was told that 13,380 children have been registered for children surgeries, while 8,462 procedures have been completed. Under the CM Special Initiative Transplant Program, 1327 patients have been registered and 879 liver, kidney and other transplants have been carried out. Officials briefed that 10,15,000 dialysis procedures were conducted for 29,000 patients. They apprised that in Nawaz Sharif Cardiology Centre Murree, 1534 OPD patients were treated, 48 angiographies were carried out and 374 echocardiograms were performed. Authorities concerned briefed that in Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cardiology Sargodha, 2027 patients were registered, more than 10,000 OPD visits were conducted and medicines worth Rs 2.9 million were distributed.
Authorities apprised that in Sahiwal Institute of Cardiology, 180 OPD patients visit it daily on an average while 59 angiographies, 6 angioplasties and 3 bypass surgeries were performed. Officials further briefed that converting Sambli TB Hospital into a general hospital resulted in patient numbers rising to over 118,000.
The Chief Minister directed to ensure improvements in facilities at Sahiwal Institute of Cardiology and reaffirmed her commitment to improving healthcare facilities across Punjab along with ensuring timely completion of all ongoing projects.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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