Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique visiting Gulab Devi Chest Hospital. PHOTO: NNI
Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique said on Saturday that the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and the Gulab Devi Chest Hospital would strengthen cooperation to reduce the load on the former health facility. Rafique made the remarks while visiting Gulab Devi.
He inspected the cardiology, emergency, medical, cardiac and angiography wards. Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Secretary Najam Ahmed Shah said the institute had the capacity to absorb more cardiac patients.
He said a referral system would be established between the PIC and Gulab Devi in this regard. Shah said linkages would be established between all of Lahore’s public teaching hospitals equipped to treat cardiac patients. He said data on cardiac patients and vacant beds would be shared through this to accommodate the greatest number of people.
The health secretary said cardiac wards across public sector teaching hospitals ought to utilise their capacity to reduce load on the PIC. PIC CEO Nadeem Hayat Malik said over 700 people frequented just the emergency department of the institute on a daily basis. He said this included referred patients.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2016.
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