LAHORE (WS News) – Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz has directed to take measures for immediate operationalisation of Punjab Institute of Cardiology-2 (PIC).
Punjab CM visited under construction PIC-2 near the canal in Lahore and reviewed construction material and other matters.
Work for installation of dry partition wall and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) work is ongoing in various floors of the hospital.
Punjab Infrastructure Development Authority CEO Shahmeer Iqbal briefed the CM about the PIC-2 project.
PIC-2 project would consist of 250 beds, latest hybrid operation theaters, ICU and emergency wards.
Maryam Nawaz commended Shahmeer Iqbal and instructed to improve the hospital design and ensure provision of required machinery for PIC-2 projects.
She asserted that PIC-2 would reduce the burden of patient flow in PIC. Plan for provision of complete facilities for cardiology in every district has been initiated.
The Punjab government is set to introduce a card system for children’s heart surgery that would make children’s operations accessible.
