Capital Hospital needs cardiology ward staff
The project which will enable critical care specialists to provide virtual advice in public and private intensive care units (ICUs) across Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The cardiology department of the Capital Hospital has yet to start functioning due to want of required staff, officials of the interior ministry told the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday.
The Capital Hospital offers free emergency to people but charges for other services apply, officials told the Senate panel explaining that the healthcare facility is exclusively meant for the CDA employees.
The ministry of interior on Friday informed the Senate Standing Committee on Health that Capital Hospital is a departmental hospital comprising of 296 beds primarily meant to provide 100 per cent free services to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) employees and their families both inservice and retired. In a written reply on the question of Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi, the interior ministry said that the hospital was also open for general public with free of cost emergency services 24/7 but other services are charged as per CDA approved rates.
The ministry said that some new departments including cardiac surgery and cardiology could not be started because CDA did not hire the required doctors, paramedics and other staff. However, the Standing Committee on Interior, advised for re-advertisement to make recruitment against 209 vacant posts by HRD CDA.