Shalamar Hospital, established in 1982 and named after the historical

Shalimar Gardens, Lahore The Shalimar Gardens ( ur, , translit=Shālāmār Bāgh) are a Mughal garden complex located in Lahore, Pakistan. The gardens date from the period when the Mughal Empire was at its artistic and aesthetic zenith, and are now one of Pakistan's mos ...

, is a non-profit

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

located on Shalimar Link Road, Lahore in Shalimar Town. It was founded in 1982 by a Pakistani businessman

Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar ( ur, احمد مختار) (22 June 1946 – 25 November 2020) was a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Defence Minister of Pakistan in the PM Yousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet. He also owned Servis G ...

and his family. Besides the endowment fund, it also depends on donations and grants from other private sources in Pakistan.

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 * 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 ** Gastroentrology and Hepatology Division ** Infectious Diseases Division ** 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

In November 2016, a free medical camp, a seminar and a walk were conducted at the Shalamar Hospital on the 'World Diabetes Day'. 300 patients were examined by the hospital doctors and cholesterol, blood sugar (HbA1c) tests were done free of cost since it is a charitable hospital. These 300 patients were also provided with free medicines.Diabetes Day events at Shalamar Hospital
Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 November 2016, Retrieved 9 May 2019

References

External links

* Hospital buildings completed in 1982 Hospitals in Lahore Hospitals established in 1982 Teaching hospitals in Pakistan 1982 establishments in Pakistan {{Pakistan-hospital-stub