The Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi is the largest hospital of the

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, being one of the hospitals in the Pakistan Army with an ISO certification, located in the city of

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. Before independence in 1947 it was called the British Indian Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Its commandant/CEO is a serving Major General of Army Medical Corps. It has one deputy commandant with the rank of brigadier and two assistant commandants (administrators) with the rank of Colonel. Its family wing is looked after by a Lady Medical Officer with the rank of brigadier. It is an affiliated hospital of the

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and Armed Forces Post Graduate Medical Institute, Rawalpindi. It is also a teaching institution for nurses and paramedics. The hospital, established in 1857, has 1200 beds for in-patient treatment. The hospital comprises three medical units, Departments of Surgery, Family Medicine, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, and Department of Intensive Care Units. The bed occupancy rate is about 95 percent.

Recognition

*The

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of the UK recognizes the hospital for postgraduate training in many disciplines. The hospital looks after a variety of patients and the medical students of this college are given practical clinical training by the various specialists and professors. *Recognised by the

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. *Recognised by

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. The hospital also provides tertiary care facilities. The hospital is still the largest, despite its Radiology, Ophthalmology and Psychiatry departments are now independent units with their own administrative set up but no physical boundaries.

History

The hospital was established in 1887 as "Indian Troops Hospital".It was a 50 bedded facility for Indian military troops. At the time of independence the hospital grew to 200 beds and was designated as the "Military Hospital". Hospital was renamed as "Pak Emirates Military Hospital" in July 2018 after a grant of $108 million given by the Government of United Arab Emirates as part of United Arab Emirates Pakistan Assistance Program.

Recent developments

On 23 June 2019, the hospital suffered damage due to oxygen cylinder blast .

Covid-19 treatment

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of Pakistan,

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was successfully treated for the coronavirus at Military Hospital Rawalpindi and went home after his recovery in July 2020.

References

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