Wah General Hospital inaugurated

WAH CANTT: PML-N leader, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday inaugurated the newly constructed state-of- the-art health centre - Wah General Hospital - completed with a cost of around Rs. 1.70 billion.

Earlier, during the briefing, he was informed that the first phase of 100 bedded hospital was inaugurated, while it would be extended to 500 beds.

As many as 201 staff including doctors, nurses would perform their duties, while 11 departments including radiology, paediatric, orthopaedic, gynaecology, emergency and surgeons would be available to provide best health facilities to the residents of Wah, Taxila and adjoining districts.

He was also informed that nine specialists, nine medical officers, seven women medical officers, three dental surgeons and other Para- medical staff had also been recruited for this hospital.

To execute the project, Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) Wah had provided 96 kanals of land free-of-cost for establishing the hospital.