Punjab Governor Muhammad Rafique Rajwana has said that the government will construct a modern hospital of 2000 beds in the city to share the burden of Nishtar Hospital.
Chairing a meeting at the Circuit House here on Saturday, he said that the government had given top priority to the health sector and that the hospital would be built in line with the 100-year plan.
Similarly, a good number of basic health units are also being built in the province to provide treatment facilities at a grassroots level.
Deputy Commissioner Nadir Chathha briefed the governor about the proposed hospital.
The health chief executive officer told the meeting that another five medical city centres were being constructed at Daulat Gate, Gulshanabad, Qadeerabad, Chowk Shaheedan and Iqbal Nagar.
