Allied Hospital to have extra beds

Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said 29 extra beds were being added to the emergency of the Allied Hospital while its revamping process would be completed before January 31.

He was addressing a news conference after inspecting the construction work at the Allied Hospital in Faisalabad.

He said that the total number of beds in this hospital had been enhanced from 1,520 to 1,550.

He said that construction work on 275,000 square feet was in process with an estimated cost of Rs2 billion.

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He said, “Our vision is to revamp old structures instead of constructing new buildings which involve heavy funds.”

The chief minister expressed his satisfaction that despite the construction work, adequate alternative arrangements had been made to provide medical cover to the indoor patients.

He said the revamping project would facilitate local patients for a longer period.

He said that hundred per cent medical facilities would be provided to the masses under the health cards scheme. Naqvi said that the Punjab government had made collaborated arrangements to issue online learner licences.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 13^th, 2023.