LAHORE: The chief minister on Saturday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif Hospital at Bedian Road.

He also reviewed modern treatment facilities provided at the hospital and visited the building.

The chief minister also went to modern filter clinic (emergency) and saw its different sections as well as talked to doctors and paramedical staff.

Later, he inspected centre for rehabilitation of the disabled and appreciated the treatment facilities for the patients facing physical disability.

He also inspected modern lab, wards, X-ray room, mother and child health clinic and other medical facilities in the main building of the hospital.

Talking to the staff, the chief minister said the splendid hospital had been set up to provide quality healthcare to people and he was pleased that the staff of the hospital was alert and polite while there was an excellent system of cleanliness.

He said the 60-bed hospital had been completed in two years and latest treatment facilities had been provided to patients. He said bed capacity of the hospital would be increased to 100 in future.

The chief minister said a computerised system had been introduced for inventory control. He said the hospital would be run on the pattern of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital, Muzaffargarh.

He was confident that the head of Indus Hospital Dr Faisal Bari and his team would operate the hospital in a professional manner.

The chief minister said a modern centre for the rehabilitation of disabled persons had also been set up in the hospital.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2015