The government is taking steps for the early completion of under-construction surgical tower of Mayo Hospital and additional funds will be provided for the project during the current fiscal year, said Punjab Advisor on Health Khawaja Salman Rafiq during a meeting with the doctors of the hospital after inspection of the building of the tower at Mayo Hospital on Tuesday. Director General Health Dr Zahid Pervaiz, Surgical Tower Project Director Prof Sadaqat Ali, MS Dr Amjad Shahzad, Dr Salman Kazmi and other doctors were also present on the occasion.
Prof Ali told that the surgical tower has been designed to meet the modern needs and the project got delayed due to changes in PC-1 and additions. However, efforts are being made for making outdoor and radiology ward functional by the end of the current financial year, he added. He informed that the building of the surgical tower has been completed while finishing and civil work are to be carried out.
He said that there is a heavy workload on Mayo Hospital and medical facilities are being provided to all the patients visiting the hospital.
Rafique said that the government has got approved eleven thousand new posts from the Health Department for the promotion of doctors and health sector reforms. He said that an attractive pay package has also been evolved for specialist doctors working at DHQ and THQ hospitals. He said that there were some technical reasons for the delay in surgical tower. He said that the government will also provide additional funds during current fiscal year for completing the tower. He said that a joint meeting of Health, C&W, Finance and P&D departments is being held next week in which timeline will be settled for the completion of the surgical tower.
