CM Punjab’s Vision “Health for All”LGH Provides Free Emergency Services to 365,000 Patients in Last Four Months

By Farzana Chaudhry, Lahore Pakistan
LAHORE: In line with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s “Health for All” vision, Lahore General Hospital (LGH) has provided modern and quality healthcare facilities to 754,350 patients during the first four months of the current year.
According to the performance report presented by MS LGH Faryad Hussain to Principal Farooq Afzal, the hospital handled a large number of patients in both Emergency and Outdoor departments from January to April.
Statistics showed that 365,091 patients in the Emergency Department received free medicines, diagnostic tests, CT scans and surgical treatment during the period, while 35,396 successful surgeries of different categories were also performed.
Principal Prof. Dr. Farooq Afzal said that under the guidance of Khawaja Salman Rafique and Azmat Mehmood Khan, the hospital administration is utilizing all available resources for the welfare of patients.
He said an effective monitoring and feedback system has been introduced, which is producing encouraging results. He added that LGH would continue to provide standardized healthcare services across the province in accordance with the Chief Minister’s vision of accessible healthcare for all citizens.
MS LGH Prof. Dr. Faryad Hussain said administrative doctors have been assigned dedicated responsibilities to maintain discipline, cleanliness, attendance of healthcare professionals and improved patient care.
The four-month statistical report includes nearly 800,000 laboratory tests, 106,410 X-rays, 43,728 ultrasounds, 24,090 CT scans, 6,639 MRIs, 83 mammographies, 2,334 gastroscopies, more than 30,000 ECGs and 6,174 dialysis procedures.
Additionally, 1,423 patients from other districts were referred to LGH for specialized treatment.