Services Hospital
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Services Hospital is located in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. Its Principal Chief Executive is Prof. Dr. Faisal Masud
Prof. Dr. Faisal Masud
Faisal Masud ; born October 16, 1954) is the current Principal Chief Executive of Services Hospital / Services Institute of Medical Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan...

.

The Services Institute of Medical Sciences
Services Institute of Medical Sciences
Services Institute of Medical Sciences is a public medical school, attached to Services Hospital, and located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Its Principal Chief Executive is Prof. Dr. Faisal Masud....

 is attached to Services Hospital. The first batch of this newly formed medical school, which is provisionally recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council is the statutory regulatory authority for medical and dental education and practitioners in Pakistan. PMDC was established under Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Ordinance 1962 as a body corporate. It is part of International Community of Medical Regulatory...

, has graduated in March 2008.
Services Hospital also has academic affiliations with:
  • University of Health Sciences
    University of Health Sciences
    University of Health Sciences Lahore is an innovative, vibrant, internationally recognized student centered research university with a mission of Academic Excellence and improvement of Health Care delivery to populace....

    (UHS) for MBBS
    MBBS
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     and MD
    Doctor of Medicine
    Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...

    .
  • College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
    College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
    College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan is the only postgraduate training and examination body of Pakistan awarding degrees of FCPS and MCPS. Its head office is in Karachi...

     for postgraduate studies.

History

  • 1958: A separate outdoor clinic formed for government employees, a satellite
    Satellite
    In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....

     clinic of Mayo Hospital
    Mayo Hospital
    Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospital in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. King Edward Medical University is the attached university which is Pakistan's most prestigious and South Asia's second oldest institution.-History:...

    .
  • 1960: Clinic named as Wahdat Hospital. Subsequently renamed as Services Hospital.
  • 1977: Services Hospital becomes the teaching hospital for the newly formed Allama Iqbal Medical College
    Allama Iqbal Medical College
    Allama Iqbal Medical College Allama Iqbal Medical College Allama Iqbal Medical College (Urdu:, established in 1975, is a public school of medicine, nursing and allied health sciences located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Jinnah hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital. Today Allama...

    (AIMC).
  • 1995: Teaching hospital for Postgraduate Medical Institute(PGMI).
  • 1999: Declared as autonomous. A management board was setup to look after the affairs.
  • 2002: Services Hospital declared as the teaching hospital for the newly formed Services Institute of Medical Sciences
    Services Institute of Medical Sciences
    Services Institute of Medical Sciences is a public medical school, attached to Services Hospital, and located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Its Principal Chief Executive is Prof. Dr. Faisal Masud....

    (SIMS).

Recent developments

  • Construction of SIMS
    SIMS
    - Last name :* Andrew Sims, American rapper, member of the Doomtree collective* Ashton Sims, Australian rugby league footballer* Charles Sims , British painter* Christopher A. Sims, American economist* Ernie Sims, NFL linebacker...

     building continues near the Gynaecology
    Gynaecology
    Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...

     Block. Once this is complete, the SIMS
    SIMS
    - Last name :* Andrew Sims, American rapper, member of the Doomtree collective* Ashton Sims, Australian rugby league footballer* Charles Sims , British painter* Christopher A. Sims, American economist* Ernie Sims, NFL linebacker...

     campus will shift back from Birdwood Road to its new location. However, the 6-Birdwood Road campus will also be a vital part of SIMS
    SIMS
    - Last name :* Andrew Sims, American rapper, member of the Doomtree collective* Ashton Sims, Australian rugby league footballer* Charles Sims , British painter* Christopher A. Sims, American economist* Ernie Sims, NFL linebacker...

    .
  • Acquiring of whole body CT Scan for use in A&E, in progress.
  • Doppler Imager for use in Radiology
    Radiology
    Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...

     Department, in progress.

See also

  • Services Institute of Medical Sciences
    Services Institute of Medical Sciences
    Services Institute of Medical Sciences is a public medical school, attached to Services Hospital, and located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Its Principal Chief Executive is Prof. Dr. Faisal Masud....

    , the medical school attached with Services Hospital.

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