LGH to get uninterrupted power supply

LAHORE: The new grid station of Lahore General Hospital (LGH) has been made functional at a cost of Rs110 million to provide uninterrupted power supply to the health facility.

Postgraduate Medical Institute and Amiruddin Medical College Principal Prof Sardar Mohammad Al-Fareed Zafar on Monday thanked the Punjab government, especially the Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid for the timely construction and completion of this new grid station. Principal Prof Al-Fareed Zafar said the LGH would now get direct uninterrupted electricity of 132KV from the national grid station which would also help save valuable medical devices from any voltage fluctuation.

He said that while the generator would save budget and bills would be comparatively lesser, adding that this money would be spent on the welfare of patients.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 4^th, 2020.