Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore

Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore‬

شیخ زید میڈیکل کمپلیکس لاہور‬
Type	Public (Government)
Established	1986 (1986)
Chairman	Prof. Dr. Kamran Hussain
Location	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus	55 Acre
Affiliations	PMDC University of Health Sciences WHO
Website	Official Web-Site of SZMC

Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore (Urdu: شیخ زید میڈیکل کمپلیکس لاہور‬‎) is one of the premier medical institution in the Pakistan. This is the first facility offering liver transplant(جگر ٹرانسپلانٹ) in Pakistan.^[1][2]

History

Started as a donation from Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and people of United Arab Emirates. It was commissioned on 8 September 1986, comprising

• Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore (SZHL) (Urdu: شیخ زید ہسپتال لاہور)‬‎)
• Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute (SZPGMI)(Urdu: شیخ زید پوسٹ گریجویٹ میڈیکل انسٹی ٹیوٹ‬‎)
• National Health Research Complex (NHRC)(Urdu: نیشنل ہیلتھ ریسرچ کمپلیکس‬‎)

The hospital had 360 beds at the time of commissioning. In 2004, there were 713. Today, there are 1050. All the departments are recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan^[3] for FCPS training.

The hospital now comprises

• Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical & Dental College (SKZMDC).^[4]
• Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore (SZHL)
• Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute (SZPGMI)
• National Health Research Complex (NHRC)
• National Institute of Kidney Diseases (NIKD)
• Shaikha Fatima Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences (SFINHS)

After devolution to Eighteenth Amendment in Constitution of Pakistan it has been devolved to Province of Punjab, Pakistan.

Chairman & Dean

Prof. Dr. Kamran Hussain (Urdu: پروفیسر ڈاکٹر کامران حسین‬‎)^[5][6] is currently serving as Chairman & Dean of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore.^[7]

Principal

Prof. Dr. Mateen Izhar (Urdu: پروفیسر ڈاکٹر متین اضہار‬‎) also serving as Principal پرنسپل of Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College.^[8]

Facilities Available

• Emeregency
• Liver Transplant^[9]
• Renal Transplantation and Renal Haemodialysis.
• Central Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with Central Oxygen and Suction System
• Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Facilities
• Angiography, Angioplasty, Cardiac Bypass, Heart Valves Replacement and all sorts of Cardiac Operations and procedures
• Physiotherapy and Manual therapy on both indoor and outdoor basis
• Radio Isotope Cardiology, Thallium Scan, Echocardiography
• Radiotherapy
• Latest Physiotherapy Equipment, Rehabilitation Center and Orthopaedic Workshop
• Neuroangiography, Electromyography (EMG), Electroencephalography (EEG) and all kind of sophisticated Neurosurgical operations
• Operations of Plastic Surgery and cosmetology Lip Augmentation, Rhioplasty)
• Operations of Fascio-maxillary, Jaw and Dental Surgery
• All kinds of Orthopaedic Operations
• All kind of Eye and Otorhinolaryngology Operations
• Surgical Operations of all kind for neonates, children, young and old patients
• Rheumatology Dept.^[10][11][12] The first dedicated indoor facility for patients suffering from auto-immune disease was inaugurated at Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore on Wednesday 14-Mar-2017.

Campus

Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex has a campus of 55 acres opposite of The Punjab University lahore comprising the basic departments, administrative block, library and well-equipped modern lecture theatre complex and cafeteria.

For the purpose of extra- and co-curricular activities, kidney center playground is where cricket, football and hockey matches are played.

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