Bahawal Victoria Hospital
Bahawal Victoria Hospital (Urdu: بہاول وکٹوریہ سپتال, abbreviated as BVH) is a hospital located in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 29°23′22″N 71°40′51″E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Quaid-e-Azam Medical College |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
History
It started as a Civil Hospital with an outdoor department, a dispensary, and an operating theatre in 1876. In 1906, this health unit was named Bahawal Victoria Hospital.[1] Now, it is a hub of clinical expertise both in specialties as well as in sub-specialties with a multitude of patients visiting the hospital. In 1952, a benevolent extension of Nursing School was brought about with an anticipation to render rash and prompt basic health amenities. Classes leading to L.S.M.F were also started in 1956.[2][3][4][5] Its nexus with Quaid e Azam Medical College (QAMC) in 1970 has transformed it into one of the largest tertiary care facilities in the province of Punjab.
It is now a 2200-bed, fully equipped, tertiary-care hospital with all medical and surgical specialities, serving large number of patients in south Punjab.[6][7] It facilitates undergraduate medical students of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, nursing students of allied nursing school, paramedics and many post-graduate trainees.[8]
Units and departments
- Department of Medicine (consists of four wards/units)
- Department of Surgery (consists of four wards/units)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (consists of two wards/units)
- Department of Paediatrics (consists of two wards/units)
- Department of Allied Medicine
- Cardiology/CCU unit
- Nephrology/Dialysis unit
- Pulmonology/Chest Diseases unit
- Dermatology unit
- Psychiatry/Behavioural Sciences unit
- Department of Allied Surgery (consists of two units of each of
- Otolaryngology (two units)
- Ophthalmology (two units)
- Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Urology
- Neurosurgery
- Accidents and Emergency Department
- Paediatric Surgery
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
- Department of Pathology/Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Histopathology section
- Haematology section
- Microbiology section
- Chemical Pathology section
- Molecular Biology/PCR section
- Endocrinology section
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Public Health/Community Medicine
References
- Gill, Majeed (2006-07-08). "BVH centenary slips unnoticed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- Chaudhry, Ammar (2009-08-08), Bahawal Victoria Hospital, retrieved 2019-06-23
- "Bahawal Victoria Hospital".
- "QAMC - Quaid e Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur". Dr. Najeeb Lectures. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- Tribune.com.pk (2017-11-04). "Bahawal Victoria Hospital is a 'royal mess'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- Atif, Muhammad; Azeem, Muhammad; Sarwar, Muhammad Rehan; Shahid, Samia; Javaid, Sidra; Ikram, Huria; Baig, Uzma; Scahill, Shane (2016-11-08). "WHO/INRUD prescribing indicators and prescribing trends of antibiotics in the Accident and Emergency Department of Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Pakistan". SpringerPlus. 5 (1): 1928. doi:10.1186/s40064-016-3615-1. ISSN 2193-1801. PMC 5099312. PMID 27933228.
- Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2020-08-17). "No general health care yet at Bahawal Victoria Hospital-II, dedicated for Covid-19 patients". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- Bahawalpur: Area and Population, Official Bahawalpur Government Website, archived from the original on 2010-11-09, retrieved 2010-10-27