Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi

The Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi is a tertiary care military hospital in Rawalpindi.[1] It is headed by a Major General from the Army Medical Corps (Pakistan). It provides specialized treatment to the armed forces personnel, their immediate families as well as civilians.

Not to be confused with Military Hospital Rawalpindi.

Combined Military Hospital
Pakistan Army Medical Corps
Geography
LocationRawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Organisation
Care systemMilitary and Public
TypeMilitary hospital
Affiliated universityArmy Medical College
Services
Emergency departmentI

Hospital facilities

It is an A Class Combined Military Hospital. It is the chief medical hospital of the cantonment area of Rawalpindi, along with being a Military Hospital for the Armed Forces of Pakistan.

This 2500-bed hospital mainly looks after the surgical diseases and caters for all ranks of the Armed Forces. This hospital has these healthcare units in it:

  • General Surgery
  • Spine Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Ear, Nose and Throat
  • Eye
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Laproscopic Surgery
  • Facio-maxillary Surgery
  • Urology
  • Breast Surgery
  • Burn Centre
  • Trauma Centre
  • Orthopedic

There is also a battle casualty/artificial limb section attached to the hospital. This hospital has the only dedicated department of spine surgery in the country. The General Medical Council of UK recognizes the hospital for postgraduate training in different surgical fields. The medical students of Army Medical College are imparted clinical training by the concerned specialists and the professors.

In 2005, a study was conducted which aimed to identify the health hazards posed by the hospital wastes to the sanitary workers of this hospital. The study was to make recommendations for the improvement of the workers' health status.[2]

In 2013, then Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani inaugurated the newly constructed buildings of Outdoor Patient Department (OPD), Emergency Department and Diagnostic Department. This was to increase the hospital capacity to 2500 beds. It was also stated, at the time, the hospital would be able to treat 6000 patients daily.[3]

References
  1. Burn Units at Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Daily Times (newspaper), Published 26 April 2012, Retrieved 5 September 2017
  2. Health Hazards of Hospital Waste to Sanitary Workers at Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Published 2 December 2005, Retrieved 5 September 2017
  3. New buildings inaugurated at Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 28 November 2013, Retrieved 5 September 2017


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