Pakistan Railway Hospitals Explained

Pakistan Railway Hospitals is a chain of government hospital located throughout country and is under the administration of Pakistan Railways.

History

The hospitals were constructed during the British Raj.

In January 2019, a nursery ward was inaugurated at the Railway Hospital Multan.^[1] Since 2020, the hospitals in Lahore, Karachi, Multan are operated by the Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT) under the public-private partnership for thirty years.^{[2] [3]}

Hospitals

• Railway Hospital Multan, It has a capacity of 500 beds but only 84 beds are operational.^[4]
• Railway Hospital Lahore^[3]
• Railway Hospital Rawalpindi^[5]
• Railway Hospital Peshawar^[3]
• Railway Hospital Karachi^[3]
• Railway Hospital Sukkur^[3]
• Railway Hospital Quetta^[3]
• Railway Hospital Nawabshah^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sheikh Rasheed inaugurates Nursery ward in Railway Hospital. Dunya News.
2. Web site: Rashid lays foundation of new block of IIMCT Railway Hospital. The News International.
3. Web site: Railway hospitals being outsourced, says minister. Amin. Ahmed. September 16, 2021. DAWN.COM.
4. Web site: Railway hospitals and everything wrong with how privatisation happens in Pakistan. Shahab. Omer. August 29, 2021. Profit by Pakistan Today.
5. Web site: Our Hospitals – Islamic International Medical College Trust (IIMCT) . 2023-12-25 . en-US.
6. Web site: Pakistan Railway Hospital nawabshah – Pakistan Places . 2023-12-25 . en-US.