Cardiac surgery ICU established at FIC

FAISALABAD: In a bid to extend medical facilities to children suffering from cardiac disease, a state-of-the-art seven-bedded Pediatric Cardiac Surgery ICU has been added with a cost of Rs22 million at Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology (FIC).

The ICU has been set up with the financial assistance of a local industrial group.

Divisional Commissioner Momin Agha inaugurated the newly established ICU. Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani, FIC Executive Director Dr Anjum Jalal, MS Dr Rai Zulfiqar, Cardiac Surgeon Dr Razzaq Malik and others were also present.

While speaking on the occasion, the divisional commissioner said that the Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology was providing valuable medical facilities to cardiac patients and different steps were being taken for the improvement and upgradation of its different sections.

He appreciated the dedicated services of the FIC management and other staff and said that the cardiac surgery and medical treatment facilities were being provided as per the international standards.

Similarly, Dr Anjum Jalal said that establishment of ICU was a significant and remarkable step.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 17^th, 2018.