Nishtar Hospital
| Nishtar Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Nishtar Medical College & Hospital Logo | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Nishtar Road, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Tertiary care |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Nishtar Medical College[1] |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1800 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
Coordinates: 30°12′09″N 71°26′40″E / 30.20250°N 71.44444°E
Nishtar Hospital is a teaching hospital of Nishtar Medical College, located in Multan, Pakistan. It is a tertiary care hospital, serving a large population of South Punjab, adjoining areas of Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
History
It is named after Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, a Pakistan Movement activist, celebrated companion of Father of Nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah and then Governor of Punjab, Pakistan.
The construction of the Nishtar Hospital block started in 1953. The basic idea and its plan was provided by Dr. M. J. Bhutta. He had already collected many ideas during his tour of the UK by visiting many hospitals there. Mr. Inamullah, Mr. Jamaal-ud-Din and Mr. Murat Khan also participated in the construction. On 1 October 1953 Nishtar Hospital started functioning with 80 beds. In 1954, Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, Tuberculosis, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Anaesthesia and Radiology departments also started functioning.[2]
The Nishtar Hospital's total bed capacity currently stands at 1800, which is one of the largest in the country. Hospital now has 24 departments and divisions, over 30 wards, a Burn Unit, an Out Patient and Accident & Emergency Department, in addition to 15 Operation Theatres.