Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
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| Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Capital Administration and Development Division | |
 PIMS (Main building) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://pims.gov.pk |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan.[1]
It is one of the region's leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and surgical specialist centers. It provides medical training through the Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College which was established on 1 February 1989.[2]
Later on Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University was established through act of parliament in 2013. The first vice chancellor was professor Dr. Javed Akram who served till 2018.
Established in 1985 the institute includes three semi-autonomous hospitals including the Islamabad Hospital (IH) which is a 592-bed hospital spread over 3.5 hectares, the 230 bedded Children's Hospital spread over 1.6 hectares specializing in pediatric care and the 125 bedded Maternal & Child Health Care Centre which specializes in obstetrics and gynecology.[3][4]
Hospital departments
The medical care departments of the institute are:[5]
- Anesthesia[5]
- Blood Bank[4][5]
- Burn Center
- Cardiology[5]
- Critical Care
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- General Medicine
- E.N.T.
- Gastroenterology[5]
- Gynecology
- Neonatology
- Nephrology[4][5]
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Pathology[4][5]
- Plastic Surgery
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
- Radiology[4]
- Rheumatology
- General surgery-I
- Urology
- Infectious disease
Treatment of patients
In 2018, according to PIMS Gastroenterology Department, there was a 30 per cent increase in patients at this hospital compared to the number of patients in 2016-17.[1]
Components
- Islamabad Hospital (IH)
- Children’s Hospital (CH)
- Mother & Child Health Care Center
- Burn Care Center
- Cardiac Center
- Stroke Center
- Breast Cancer Screening Center
- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
- Thalassemia Unit (Adult/Pediatrics)
