Doctors Hospital, Lahore

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Doctors Hospital and Medical Center
Geography
Location Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Organisation
Type Private hospital
Affiliated university Lahore Medical and Dental College
Services
Beds250
Links
Website www.doctorshospital.com.pk

Doctors Hospital and Medical Center is a 250-bed private, for-profit hospital located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is attached to Lahore Medical and Dental College as a teaching hospital.[ citation needed ]

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In 1996, a small group of Pakistani doctors practicing in the United States held a retreat in Pennsylvania to discuss the creation of a new medical facility in Pakistan. These doctors moved back to Pakistan and started to build the Doctors' Hospital and Medical Center. Many colleagues from different specialties joined the core group, and the hospital was established in 2000. [1]

Death of a 3-year-old

In 2015, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) held Doctors Hospital responsible for the death of three-year-old Imanae Malik six years earlier. Despite being found guilty of negligence, the PMDC fined the hospital only Rs 100,000 "for being responsible for this sad incident which could have been avoided if the hospital management was vigilant in its administration”. [2]

Research Center

The new department of research are working to research on diabetes and cancer in collaboration with shaukat khanum hospital.

Departments

Doctors Hospital and Medical Center has following departments.

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References

  1. "About Us". Doctors Hospital & Medical Center Lahore, Pakistan. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. Chaudhry, Asif (7 May 2015). "PMDC holds hospital responsible for Imanae's death". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 January 2025.