Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan
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Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BVH) (Urdu: بہاول وکٹوریہ سپتال) is a hospital located in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. It is named after Nawab of Bahawalpur's British wife, Victoria.[1]
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 29°23′22″N 71°40′51″E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Quaid-e-Azam Medical College | |
| Services | |
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| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
History
It started as a Civil Hospital with an outdoor department, a dispensary, and an operating theatre in 1876. In 1906, this health unit was named Bahawal Victoria Hospital.[2] Now, it is a hub of clinical expertise both in specialties and sub-specialties with a multitude of patients visiting the hospital. In 1952, a benevolent extension of Nursing School was brought about to offer prompt basic health amenities. Classes leading to L.S.M.F were also started in 1956.[3][4][5][6] Its nexus with Quaid-e-Azam Medical College (QAMC) in 1970 has transformed it into one of the largest tertiary care facilities in the province of Punjab.
It is now a 2200-bed, fully equipped, tertiary-care hospital with all medical and surgical specialities, serving large number of patients in south Punjab.[7][8] It facilitates undergraduate medical students of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, nursing students of allied nursing school, paramedics and many post-graduate trainees.[9]
Units and departments
- Department of Medicine (consists of four wards/units)
- Department of Surgery (consists of four wards/units)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (consists of two wards/units)
- Department of Paediatrics (consists of two wards/units)
- Department of Allied Medicine
- Cardiology/CCU unit
- Nephrology/Dialysis unit
- Pulmonology/Chest Diseases unit
- Dermatology unit
- Psychiatry/Behavioural Sciences unit
- Department of Allied Surgery (consists of two units of each of
- Otolaryngology (two units)
- Ophthalmology (two units)
- Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Urology
- Neurosurgery
- Accidents and Emergency Department
- Paediatric Surgery
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
- Department of Pathology/Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Histopathology section
- Haematology section
- Microbiology section
- Chemical Pathology section
- Molecular Biology/PCR section
- Endocrinology section
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Public Health/Community Medicine