KARACHI, March 11: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called for portraying Civil Hospital Karachi as a model hospital so that people of Karachi and other parts of Sindh could be benefit from it more effectively.

In this context, he stressed on appointment of specialist doctors and provision of latest machinery and equipment while keeping the present day requirements in view.

The governor was presiding over a meeting held at the Governor’s House in connection with the establishment of Rs1,438.403 million ‘accident and emergency centre, at the CHK.

The meeting was attended by Health Secretary Dr Naushad Shaikh, Adviser on Finance M.A. Jalil, Chairman of the CHK Board of Governors Abu Shamim Arif and senior officials of the health department.

The governor was briefed about the planning and objectives of establishing the centre.

He observed that due to its location, in the heart of the city, the CHK must have a most modern emergency centre as most victims of accidents and other emergencies would rush to this hospital.

He was informed that the centre would be established in a nine-storey building which would have the facility of landing for a helicopter. The building would be quake-proof and have 10 lifts, a 1,000-kv power generator and a telephone exchange with supporting services in the basement. The ground floor would have an intensive care unit, two operation theatres and facilities of x-ray, ultra-sound and laboratory tests.

The first floor would have eight operation theatres, separate intensive care surgical and medical units, besides a 12-bed ward.

The plan incorporates parking spaces on the second and third floors, emergency male and female wards on the fourth floor, cardio ward, angiography laboratory and ICU on the fifth floor.

The sixth floor would have neuro and heart surgery wards whereas the seventh floor would house vascular and head, neck and maxillofacial surgery ward. Eye ward would be established on the eighth floor and faculty offices and cafeteria would be set up on the ninth floor.

The governor directed the officials concerned to start work on the project immediately.—APP