Department : Primary & Secondary Health Care
Project : Field Hospitals Project
Launch Date : May 1, Wednesday
Summary :
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated 32 field hospitals [21 mobile healthcare units and 11 small field hospitals (mobile diagnostic units)] that will be spread in different areas of Punjab to bring the health facilities at the doorsteps of the people.
The field hospital is equipped with all the facilities of a normal hospital, including A Lab, Ultrasound, ECG, X-Ray, Maternity Ward, and Pharmacy,
the services like OPD, immunization, first aid, lady health worker, and school nutrition will also be available in a field hospital.
The field hospital is designed to provide emergency treatment facilities in rural and remote areas, and can be converted into an operation theater if needed.
