Medical Needs: Polyclinic extension on the cards

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has said that the extension project for Polyclinic hospital will be inaugurated soon after purchasing 20 canals of land from the civic agency. He was speaking to media outside the hospital after chairing a meeting on the extension on Monday. “We will provide state-of-the art facilities for residents of capital by extending the hospital,” he said. The Federal Government Services Hospital was established in 1966 as a polyclinic, from where it gets its more popular nickname. The facility, now a 500-bed hospital, caters to more than 2.5 million patients a year, including citizens. But while the capacity has been increased, the covered area remains the same, leading to a cramped environment for patients and staff alike.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22^nd, 2015.