Lahore, March 19, 2022 (PPI-OT): The Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar today laid the foundation stone of new Emergency Tower and Trauma Center at Jinnah Hospital. The Chief Minister said that Emergency Block and Trauma Center will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 7.75 billion and the project will be completed by June next year.

The new Emergency Block and Trauma Center will have 250 beds and 8 Floor includes basement, ground floor. This project included the departments of Medical and Surgery Triage, ICU, HDU and other departments. He said that a 24-bed cardiology emergency would also be set up.

He said that 3 new Emergency Blocks and Trauma Centers would be established in Lahore and which have a capacity of 800 beds. He said that after Jinnah Hospital new emergency will be setup in services hospital. He said that for last 30 years as no new general hospital has been set up in Lahore while PTI government has started work on a 1000 beds new general hospital on Ferozpur Road Lahore.

He said that PTI government has introduced a new Pakistan Health Card for the people of the province. This project of Rs 400 billion is one of its own kind. The Punjab government has made substantial increase in the budget for health sector.

Dr. Yasmeen Rashid, Hamid Yar Hiraj SACM Hasaan Khawar, Chief Secretary, Secretary Specialized Health and Medical Education, Commissioner Lahore Division, Secretary Information, Deputy Commissioner Lahore, Chief Executive Officer Infrastructure Development Authority and concerned officials were also present on the occasion.

For more information, contact:

Office of the Chief Minister of Punjab

Government of the Punjab

8-Club Road, GOR-I, Lahore, Pakistan

Tel: +92-42-99205562-3

Fax: +92-42-99205561

Website: https: //cm.punjab.gov.pk/