Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Urdu: پاکستان دانش کدہ برائے طبّی سائنس‎, abbreviated as PIMS) is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is one of the regions leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and surgical specialist centers. It provides medical training through the [Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College which was established on 1 February 1989.[1] Later on Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University was established through act of parliament in 2013. The first vice chancellor was prof Dr.Javed akram who served till 2018. Established in 1985 the institute includes three semi-autonomous hospitals including the Islamabad Hospital (IH) which is a 592-bed hospital spread over 3.5 hectares, the 230 Bedded Children's Hospital spread over 1.6 hectares specializing in pediatric care and the 125 bedded Maternal & Child Health Care Centrel which specializes in obstetrics and gynaecology.[2][3]

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Capital Administration and Development Division
PIMS (Main building)
Geography
LocationIslamabad, Pakistan
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityShaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
HelipadYes
History
Opened1985
Links
Websitehttp://www.pims.gov.pk
ListsHospitals in Pakistan

Hospital departments

The medical care departments of the institute are:[4]

Nephrology department

At a recent event on World Kidney Day, the head of Nephrology department revealed that about fifteen hundred chronic renal failure patients undergo dialysis every month at PIMS.[5]

Teaching institutes
Parent Memorial in Children Hospital, PIMS

The Medical colleges and school affiliated with the institute are:

  • Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College
  • Federal Medical & Dental College
  • College of Nursing (offer 02 year Post RN B.Sc, 04 year Generic BS Nursing and 01 year specialize Nsg courses in 07 sub-specialties)
  • School of Nursing

References
  1. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Member profile
  2. Maternal & Child Health Care Centrel Archived 2005-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "About PIMS". Pakistan Institute of Medical Science. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. "Departments at PIMS". Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  5. "1,500 patients undergo dialysis at PIMS every month". The News. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

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