Shalamar Hospital

Shalamar Hospital
Shalamar Hospital
Businessmen Hospital Trust
Geography
Location	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	30°34′31″N 74°22′47″E / 30.57528°N 74.37972°E
Organisation
Care system	Private
Funding	From Patients And Donations
Type	General
Affiliated university	Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	350
History
Opened	1982
Links
Website	www.shalamarhospital.org.pk
Lists	Hospitals in Pakistan

Shalamar Hospital, established in 1982 and named after the historical Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, is a non-profit hospital located on Shalimar Link Road, Lahore in Shalimar Town. It was founded in 1982 by a Pakistani businessman Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar and his family.^[1]

Besides the endowment fund, it also depends on donations and grants from other private sources in Pakistan.^[2]

Features

Accident, Emergency and Trauma Department
Audiometry
Blood Bank
Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Center
Cafeterias
Catheterization Laboratory
Chest Clinic and Spirometry Center
Coronary Care Unit
Diabetes and Endocrine Clinic (SIDER)
Dialysis Center
Dispensary
Echo cardiography
Electro encephalography (EEG)
ERCP and MRCP
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
Fertility Clinic
Forensics Laboratory
General Operation Theater (10 rooms)
- Cystoscopic Urologic Surgery
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
General Medical, Pediatric and Surgical Wards
Intensive Care Unit
IT Laboratory
Labor Room
Library
Medical Laboratory
Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Obesity Center
Optometry
Pain Clinic
Pathology Laboratory
Pharmacy
Physiotherapy clinic
Private Rooms
Radiology Center
- CT Scan
- Doppler Scans
- Fluoroscopy
- Mammography
- MRI Scan
Waste Disposal Center

Departments

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Department of Audiology
Department of Cardiology^[3]
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Department of Clinical Pathology and Hematology
Department of Community Medicine
Department of Dentistry
Department of Dermatology
Department of ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Department of Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology Division
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division
- Infectious Diseases Division^[4]
- Neurology Division
- Pulmonology Division
- Rheumatology Division
Department of Nephrology and Hemodialysis
Department of Ophthalmology
Department of Orthopedics
Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology
Department of Physiotherapy
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Radiology
Department of Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery Division
Department of Urology

World Diabetes Day

Each year, a week long free medical camp, a seminar and a walk is conducted at the Shalimar Hospital on the 'World Diabetes Day'. Hundreds of patients are examined by the hospital doctors and cholesterol, blood sugar (HbA1c) tests are done free of cost during the camp since it is a charitable hospital. These patients are also provided with free medicines.^[5]

References

^ Gabol, Dawn com | Imran (25 November 2020). "Senior PPP leader Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar passes away in Lahore". DAWN.COM.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ LCCI's (Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry) grant to Shalamar Hospital Dawn (newspaper), Published 20 July 2012, Retrieved 10 May 2019
^ Cardiac centre at Shalamar Hospital Dawn (newspaper), Published 28 August 2013, Retrieved 10 May 2019
^ Shalamar Hospital sensitises public on hepatitis Daily Times (newspaper), Published 30 July 2016, Retrieved 10 May 2019
^ Diabetes Day events at Shalamar Hospital Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 November 2016, Retrieved 9 May 2019