Patient care
- Outpatient and inpatient services
- Accident & Emergency Centre
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
- Operating theatres
- Private wards
- Dialysis services
- Neurosurgical head injury unit
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
Overview
Islamabad Hospital combines specialist medical and surgical care, emergency services, diagnostic facilities and research as a major component of PIMS.
History
Islamabad Hospital is the major component of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Its outpatient department opened on 18 December 1985, followed by inpatient services and the Accident & Emergency Centre in October 1986. The hospital was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo in September 1987.
The hospital covers approximately 356,976 square feet, with the administration block on the ground floor.
592Beds
22Medical and surgical specialties
Objectives
The hospital provides medical care to the communities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and serves as a national referral hospital for the northern areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Punjab. It also supports research in health services.
Clinical services
Diagnostics & procedures
- Radiology and pathology
- Blood bank
- Angiography and scanning
- Stress electrocardiography
- Electromyography and nerve conduction studies
- Bronchoscopy
- Endoscopy and other gastrointestinal procedures
Supporting services
- Social welfare and Mustahaqeen Zakat counter
- Accounts department
- Physiotherapy
- Pharmacy
- Statistics and medical records
- Library and audiovisual resources
- Auditorium
- Sterilization services
- Laundry and kitchen
- Central heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- Patient lifts
Staff
The hospital’s workforce comprises approximately 1,800 employees, including the Executive Director, consultants, specialists, medical and non-medical officers, nurses and paramedics.
Reported daily workload
1,200+Outpatient visits
60Average inpatient admissions
200+Accident & Emergency visits