Ayub Teaching Hospital (

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: , ps, د ایوب تدريسي روغتون, abbreviated as ATH), is a public sector, non-profit tertiary level

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located in

Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

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. Established in 1995, ATH has one of the largest

trauma centres A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emergen ...

in the region serving the northeastern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, southern

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...

and the northern districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The hospital also serves as the chief teaching hospital of

Ayub Medical College Ayub Medical College (Urdu, Hindko: , ps, د ايوب طبي کالج, or AMC) is a leading public medical institute located in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It is one of the medical colleges affiliated to Khyber Medical University. AMC is home to 1,500 ...

Patient care

ATH employs more than 500 in-house physicians including 60 residents (fellows) and 200 nurses. It is part of a consortium of hospitals which operates in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is the primary teaching hospital for

Teaching

ATH is the principal teaching affiliate of

and the

School of Nursing Nurse education consists of the theoretical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to student nurses by experienced nurses and other med ...

. Every member of the hospital medical and dental staff holds an academic appointment at the hospital and operates numerous

residency Residency may refer to: * Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place ** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship * Residency (medicine), a stage of postgrad ...

training programs as well as

resident Resident may refer to: People and functions * Resident minister, a representative of a government in a foreign country * Resident (medicine), a stage of postgraduate medical training * Resident (pharmacy), a stage of postgraduate pharmaceuti ...

and

fellowship A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

positions.

Staffing

There is around 3500 members of staff working at ATH. About 800 doctors are employed at the hospital, including senior doctors, trainees and house officers. Other staff members includes paramedics, nurses, and allied health professionals.

Wards

neurology

Administration

ATH is an autonomous body of the provincial government of

and is headed by a chief executive appointed by the government. The chain of command includes:

References

External links

Ayub Teaching Hospital

Ayub Medical CollegeAyub Alumni Website
{{AMC Hospitals in Khyber Pakthunkhwa Hospital buildings completed in 1998 Hospitals established in 1998 Teaching hospitals in Pakistan Buildings and structures in Abbottabad