A formal agreement has been signed to establish well-equipped Indus Hospital in Peshawar city at convergence of G.T. Road and Ring Road where every patient will be given quality free treatment and medicines. Besides catering treatment facilities in all disciplines and diseases, research activities will also be carried out in all sections in the hospital wherein government and people will be intimated of the incoming challenges and precautionary measures in health sector.
In this connection, KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak held a meeting with delegation of the welfare body led by Philanthropist Haji Haleem Jan at his office CM Sectt Peshawar that took stock of the progress so far made in the matter and necessary decisions were taken.
CEO of the hospital, authorities of health, law and other concerned departments, SMBR and office bearers of the organisations of traders and business community also present in the meeting. They termed the establishment of Indus Hospital in Peshawar a good omen for the locals and assured its management all out co-operation in making this humanitarian effort a complete success.
The meeting was told that soon-after provision of the land being leased by the provincial government, construction work will be started while the hospital after completion will be operated by the administration of Indus chain of hospitals. Pervez Khattak directed for also allowing the 20 kanals land adjacent to the 80-kanal proposed land for the hospital to enable it establish a full fledge neurosurgery department there.
CEO of Indus Hospital told on this occasion that design for the hospital has been prepared and construction will be started as soon as the required land and NOC for it is provided that will be completed within one and half year. The hospital he said will provide free, cashless and paperless services to the patients and will work in automated manner due to computerised environment of the entire hospital.
The chief minister had asked the health department authorities to ink formal agreement with the hospital administration for obtaining guarantee of providing free services to all the visiting patients and taking the hospital back in govt custody if complaints of charging fees from any patient received. However he also acknowledged that such extreme moment will never come as he personally knew its services and level of dedication in Karachi based hospital.
He while eulogising the spirit of serving the suffering humanity of the hospital admin said that only such living nations could emerge victorious and gets blessings of Allah Almighty. He admitted that Indus hospital would prove a gift and blessing for the people of Peshawar in the long run.
The Chief Minister reiterated his directions for frequented visits and inspections of hospitals in all over the province by the minister, secretaries and senior officers of health department. He underlined the need to visit health centers to check its quality of services and punctuality of staff. He further asked for obeying the discipline of wearing identical uniform and name badges by the doctors and paramedical staff to let the patients know who were serving them. He said it could only be strictly followed by the medical staff if heads of hospitals and health centers first themselves follow the discipline in letter and spirit.
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