FAISALABAD City News

Call to induct new members in social security hospital board
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Chaudhry Muhammad Nawaz (FCCI)/Chairman Monitoring Board Social Security Hospitals Faisalabad Monday called for inducting new members in the board of the hospital to make it more effective, efficient and representative.
He was chairing the board meeting which was also attended by Dr M Yusuf, Medical Superintendent Social Security Hospital and labour leaders.
He said industrial units of Faisalabad are very responsible and are continuously paying their due contribution to ensure free medical facilities to the secured industrial workers. He said that this amount is the right of our workers and it must be spent on the workers belonging to Faisalabad only.
He welcomed a donation of Rs 3.5 million by a company for the hospital, saying that the donors must be acknowledged and monitored board should immediately write down a letter of appreciation to the said firm.
He also expressed satisfaction over the establishment of 400-bed Social Security Medical College in Faisalabad and said its construction work should be completed on fast track basis in addition to setting up departments of Neuro and Cardiac Surgery in it. Dr Yusuf said the building of the medical college has almost been completed and its possession would be handed over to the hospital in few months.
To a question, he said the hospital has 100 doctors, 100 nurses in addition to other staff of 500 employees.