Secretary Health Najam Ahmed Shah reviews pace of civil work at Mayo Hospital

Lahore: Secretary Health Najam Ahmed Shah has directed concerned authorities to expedite the pace of civil work for completing and making functional Surgical Tower of Mayo Hospital during current financial year. He said that government has allocated 200 million rupees for Surgical Tower during current year.

He issued this direction while presiding over a meeting to review the progress of construction work of Surgical Tower of Mayo Hospital at Civil Secretariat, today. Chief Engineering C&W, Chief Planning Officer Health Department Abdul Haq Bhatti, Project Director Dr. Ibrar Ashraf and other officers attended the meeting.

Chief Engineering C&W told the meeting that the civil work of Surgical Tower will be completed by June 2016. He informed that infrastructure of building has been completed, however, work on the construction of partition walls, floor and fixing tiles is continuing speedily.

Secretary Health Najam Ahmed Shah stressed the need of coordinated designing for supply of sui gas, medical gases and electricity wiring so that all work should be completed properly and on time and unnecessary breakage of pipe fittings and electricity wiring could be avoided. The meeting was told that technical bids for purchase of CSD, laundry and provision of medical gases have been received and the Grievances Committee after considering the objections will finalize on stipulated time according to procedure.

MS Mayo Hospital told that 340 beds and 16 operation theaters are being set up at Surgical Tower through which best facilities will be available to the patients in Surgery Department at Mayo Hospital.

Secretary Health Najam Ahmed Shah directed that the meeting of Coordination Committee must be held once a week for monitoring construction work of Surgical Tower so that timely completion of Surgical Tower could be ensured.