04-29-2010, 12:52 PM
Jinnah Hospital, Lahore:
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Jinnah Hospital
Jinnah Hospital
Type: Teaching Hospital
President: Dr. Zahid Pervaiz
Students: 1416
Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Website: Alama Iqbal Medical College
Jinnah Hospital is the second largest teaching hospital in the Pakistani province of Punjab spread over 105 acres (0.42 km2) and with 1100 beds. It is the first autonomous hospital that has been properly built according to a premeditated design with three main areas. First there is a residential area for doctors, students and for the first time a rest area by the name of "Sarai" where the relatives of the patients can find temporary lodgings. The Affiliated medical college is Allama Iqbal Medical College.
Jinnah Hospital is recognized by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for house job and specialist training and by College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) for Post Graduate Studies (FCPS). Most of the training programs are also recognized in United Kingdom and Ireland by Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons and Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Jinnah Hospital is where all major or minor accident cases from the Motorway are brought for immediate management being the best Level I trauma center of Lahore. A majority of patients at Jinnah come from the surrounding poor suburbs like Bhai Pheru, Pattoki, Raiwind and all the near villages. Jinnah also caters to the southern localities of Lahore as well as southern Punjab.
Jinnah is a teaching hospital as well. With 1416 students studying to be doctors at Allama Iqbal Medical College and learning practical procedures at Jinnah, over 7,000 doctors have graduated from here over the last ten years.
It has a team of 65 consultant physicians and surgeons which are among the top ranking professionals in the country. It has all departments like Ob/Gyn, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Laboratory and General Surgery. What makes Jinnah stand out among the other public hospitals is additional departments like Oncology, Radiology, Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Urology, Neurosurgery.
Jinnah Hospital's services in terms of equipment also make it shine. Complete pathology tests and scans including x-rays, ultrasound, mammography and CT Scan are performed here. There are certain services, machines and equipment which, although easily available in the private sector are too expensive to purchase or maintain in the public sector. Jinnah Hospital has an edge over the other public hospitals in having certain machinery like a Radiotherapy Machine (Cobalt 60) which is functional in Jinnah Hospital.
An average of 550,000 patients visit the Out-Patient and Emergency Department every year, where 70% of the treatment is given completely free. Every year more than 1,500,000 tests are carried out in Pathology Laboratory. During year 2004, the Accident and Emergency department has treated 134,477 patients, which were not charged even a single penny for admission, tests or in case an operation is carried out. Emergency is open 24 hrs, Outdoor 7:00 am until 2:00 pm Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
Brief History:
For every Pakistani 'Jinnah' is the symbol of Unity, Faith & Discipline and moral ethics like dedication, commitment, hard work and selfless services. Named after father of the Nation, Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Hospital having strong history of serving hundred of thousands of poor and deserving patients, providing practical training opportunities to the medical graduates. Jinnah hospital is 1250 bed teaching hospital with 114% bed occupancy. It is attached to Allam Iqbal Medical College, Lahore. It has got almost all the specialties in the medical field. In this part of the world, Jinnah hospital is providing medical treatment services to all humanity regardless race, cast, nationality and status. In the times to come this hospital will be a great medical service provider organization.
INTRODUCTION:
Named after founder of Pakistan Quai-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, 1100 bedded Jinnah hospital Lahore become operational in the year 1994, initially by providing outdoor facilities only. The hospital was formally inaugurated on February 2nd, 1996 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and then started the new era of quality health care delivery in the south western region of the metropolitan. In the beginning, health care facilities was confined to limited specialties but with the passage of time, more specialties and departments were added and now, the Jinnah Hospital is providing quality health care services in almost all the specialties of medicine, surgery and allied health sciences. In the year 2005 with the inauguration of new 100 bedded Accident & Emergency Department, Jinnah Hospital was officially notified by the government as 1250 bedded teaching hospital.
Now Jinnah Hospital, Lahore is a tertiary care teaching hospital attached to Allama Iqbal Medical College. It is a 1250 bedded hospital comprising of 30 Departments of different specialties. It has been acknowledged and rated as the leading institution of Punjab in recognition of its excellent services, cleanliness and development works.
The performance of this hospital can be gauged from the fact that the total number of patients in year 2003 was 500,000 and it has increased to 700,000 patients in year 2007. Hence, there is an increase of 200,000 patients indicating the faith of general public in the services of this institution.
Regarding the Accident & Emergency Department, it is a 100 bedded department with 50 beds in Surgical Emergency and 50 beds in Medical Emergency. The Accident & Emergency Department was strengthened in year 2005 under SEMS program. A total number of approximately 300,000 patients were treated in Accident & Emergency Department during the year 2007. Moreover, the consultants of on call units of Medical, Surgical, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery etc. are also available round the clock.
