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Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) is a non-profit tertiary level cardiac hospital located on Rawal Road in
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan ...
, of the
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
province of Pakistan. Established in 2012, RIC has nearly 50 departments which provide health facilities to several parts of the country. The hospital was established by Punjab Health Department and inaugurated by former Chief Minister of the Punjab,
Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...
. A 272-bed hospital, the current executive director is Professor Dr. Anjum Jalal; the medical superintendent of the hospital is Dr. Muhammad Sohail.


History

In October 2005, the establishment of Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) was approved by the CM Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi government of the Punjab. At the cost of Rs.2.75 billion, the construction was started in June 2010. The then-Chief Minister of Punjab,
Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...
, said that the project would be completed within a year, although shortage of funds meant that this timescale was not met. According to Hanif Abbasi – a former
Pakistan Muslim League-N The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...
Member of the National Assembly – the provincial government provided Rs.100 million for the project. The Chief Minister then announced that RIC would be inaugurated by 14 August 2012, but once again the deadline was missed due to the delay in installation of the equipment. Medical Superintendent of the RIC Dr. Shoaib Khan told "that the project had not been delayed but the health department had delayed the inauguration function due to Ramazan and some important engagements of the chief minister."


Departments and staff

RIC started functioning from September 2012 with the help of
Rawalpindi Medical College Rawalpindi Medical University () is a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is affiliated with three public sector teaching hospitals (Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital & DHQ Hospital- Rawalpindi) for undergr ...
's (RMC) administration, treating 21 patients in the
outpatient department An outpatient department or outpatient clinic is the part of a hospital designed for the treatment of outpatients, people with health problems who visit the hospital for diagnosis or treatment, but do not at this time require a bed or to be admitte ...
(OPD). Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the hospital officially on 15 September. RIC is the first hospital in
Rawalpindi Division Rawalpindi Division, also known as Pothohar Division, is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Rawalpindi city is the capital of the division. According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the total population of division was 10 m ...
which consists of modern 48-beds
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, 26
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s and five
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machines. The hospital also includes 24-beds
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(ICU), 14-beds
Coronary care unit A coronary care unit (CCU) or cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) is a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, cardiac dysrhythmia and (in practice) various other cardiac conditions that require cont ...
(CCU) and four operation theatres (OT). A free of cost
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centre for
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, paediatric cardiology and surgery,
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and
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will treat the patients of Potohar region, northern areas and
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. RIC started emergency services in February 2013. Provincial government created 285 posts for RIC which include 60 doctors (50 specialists available 24 hours), 90 nurses, 40 paramedical staff and 95 technicians. Dr. Shoaib Khan was the first Medical Superintendent (MS) who left the institute in July 2013 while Dr. Qais Mahmood Sikander joined as new MS.,


See also

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List of hospitals in Pakistan List of hospitals in Pakistan shows the hospitals in Pakistan by administrative region and city with links to articles in WikiPedia on notable hospitals. According to 2016 statistics, Pakistan has more than 1200 public hospitals and 700 privat ...
*
Multan Institute of Cardiology Multan Institute of Cardiology (MIC), is a hospital located in Multan city in Pakistan. It was established by Nawaz Sharif, the former chief minister of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province, in 2016. History A project for the establishment of ...
* Punjab Institute of Cardiology


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* {{Authority control Hospitals in Rawalpindi 2012 establishments in Pakistan Teaching hospitals in Pakistan Hospitals established in 2012 Hospital buildings completed in 2012