PIMS needs better resource management, administration: Dr Tariq

Islamabad

The administration of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has received instructions for better resource management within the hospital so that resources are expended where they are maximally required.

The instructions came from Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, who initiated a cleanliness and up-gradation drive in PIMS in the presence of its administration, CDA officials, and media.

Dr. Tariq said that in the first phase of the up-gradation drive, two wards of the hospital will be up-graded, providing new facilities wherever necessary and refurbishing the rest. “Hospital machinery, medical beds, rest rooms and interior of the medical and surgical wards of PIMS will be raised to international standards which will then become the benchmark for the rest of the hospital as well,” he added, tasking the hospital administration to complete the first phase of up-gradation within a month.

Dr. Tariq also directed the administration of PIMS to propose a sustainable and durable model of administration in the hospital to resolve the longstanding issues of the hospitals. “PIMS is the largest hospital in Islamabad catering to more than 10,000 patients of Islamabad and the adjoining cities in a single day. There is an urgent need for resource-management in PIMS, and to expend resources in areas where they are most required,” he added.

The minister hinted at mobilising the services of philanthropists to up-grade the remaining wards and facilities of the hospital; the up-graded facility may be named after the donor’s name. Dr. Tariq approved training for technicians deputed on sophisticated testing machinery and sought proposals for recruitment of additional technical staff.