PC-1 proposals have been submitted to the Punjab Government through the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department to establish state-of-the-art filter clinics in three major government hospitals in District Rawalpindi.
The initiative aims to significantly improve the efficiency of the healthcare system by introducing a streamlined patient screening process, according to media reports.
Through these filter clinics, medical staff will be able to accurately assess whether patients require admission or can be treated and sent home, reducing unnecessary burden on hospital wards.
PC-1 proposals prepared with estimated costs of:
- Rs 88 million for the filter clinic at Holy Family Hospital
- Rs 418 million for Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital
- Rs 515 million for Benazir Bhutto General Hospital
These PC-1 proposals will be presented to the Planning and Development Wing of Punjab for approval. Once approved, funds will be allocated, and work on the establishment of the filter clinics will commence.
Due to the exceptionally high patient load, these three hospitals are currently overburdened. The largest hospital in Islamabad, the Islamabad Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), already has a highly functional filter clinic. Therefore, establishing similar facilities in the three major hospitals of Rawalpindi is of great importance.
On the other hand, a 200-bed Mother and Child Hospital in Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, has not been operational for many years despite 90 per cent of the building work having been completed.
The hospital construction under the Ministry of National Health has been delayed for 4 years despite an expenditure of Rs 6 billion.
The building work is 90 per cent complete, but the machinery and equipment have not been purchased, according to media reports.
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