Karachi: The construction work for the expanded section of
Sindh Government Services
Hospital, a ground plus three story building, is in its final phase and the project will be finished in a month.
Medical Superintendent, Services
Hospital,
Karachi, Dr Mahmood Qureshi, informed that the installation of a new
CT scan machine has begun in the new building while Orthopedic Department and Laboratory will also be shifted to the expanded section.
He said construction work in the new building was started over four years ago with the aim to increase beds capacity in the institution and also to facilitate
Sindh government employees. He said training of technicians and other staff has already begun to operate the
CT scan machine while new
Phaco machine will also be installed in the new building.
Dr Qureshi said another ground-plus three story building of Services
Hospital was handed over to Prevention and Control Program for Dengue in
Sindh (PCPD), Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP) and Chemical Examination Department of
Sindh by Health Department
Sindh thus expansion of Services
Hospital has been delayed due to the abovementioned reasons.
He said some key specialist posts like Radiologist, Pathologist, Orthopedic Surgeon and Ophthalmologist have been lying vacant in the health facility. He said a summary has been forwarded to Secretary Health
Sindh requesting to post doctors at the vacant posts.