KMU set to launch hospital and research centre

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Medical University (KMU) is set to launch a state-of-the-art KMU Hospital & Research Centre in Peshawar, where patients will have access to quality healthcare and advanced diagnostic facilities.

The hospital is expected to be a valuable addition to healthcare services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in the provincial capital, where the three tertiary care hospitals , Lady Reading Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Hayatabad Medical Complex , remain overburdened with patients seeking routine medical care that should ideally be available in peripheral areas.

The KMU has built the hospital from its own resources. Since the KMU Hospital & Research Centre shares boundary walls with the Peshawar Institute of Cardiology, the two institutions will work in close coordination to better facilitate patients.

KMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ziaul Haq told The News that the hospital had been established on the KMU premises.He said a soft launch of services had already been made by offering outpatient department (OPD) consultations.

“We have launched OPD services for patients and plan to formally inaugurate the hospital at an appropriate time,” Prof Dr Ziaul Haq sa Two new spacious buildings have been constructed for indoor and outdoor patients.

The KMU administration has hired highly experienced and competent professionals in various specialties for the new hospital.Those appointed so far include Dr Amjad Ali, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon; Prof Dr Wazir Mohammad Khan, General Medicine; Prof Dr Abdul Jalil, Family Medicine; Prof Dr Sobia Khan, Endocrinology; Dr Jibran, Gastroenterology; Dr Mushtaq, Gastroenterology; Dr Bilal, Orthopaedics; Dr Saleem Gandapur, Ophthalmology; Dr Shaista Khan, Radiology; and Dr Muhammad bin Afsar Jan, Physiotherapy.

At present, the university administration has launched OPD services in 22 specialties, including Ophthalmology 1, Ophthalmology 2, Gastroenterology 1, Gastroenterology 2, General Medicine 1, General Medicine 2, Neurology, Endocrinology 1, Endocrinology 2, Family Medicine 1, Family Medicine 2, Plastic Surgery (Adult), Plastic Surgery (Paediatrics), General Surgery, Dermatology, Dentistry, Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Medical Oncology, Radiology Reporting, Musculoskeletal Oncology, and Physiotherapy.