CM Punjab Orders Angioplasty Within 24 Hours at Every Hospital

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has mandated that any patient requiring angioplasty in a hospital across Punjab must receive treatment within 24 hours. This directive was announced during her visit to District Headquarters Hospital in Jhelum, where she opened a new cardiac catheterisation laboratory (Cath Lab). The Cath Lab, equipped with state-of-the-art tools including angiography, angioplasty, ECG, a modern operation theatre, and ventilators, has already treated 2,400 patients.

During her tour, Maryam Nawaz examined the wards, semi-modular units, and operation theatre, reviewed the quality and expiry dates of medicines and injections, and observed a live angiography procedure. She recounted the case of a Dubai-based driver, Shehzad Naveed, who had travelled to Pakistan for free treatment after developing heart problems.

Naveed initially faced a seven-day wait for care in Faisalabad, but upon her sister's advice, he travelled to Jhelum and received immediate angioplasty. Maryam Nawaz emphasised that the new Cath Lab would eliminate the need for patients to travel to other cities for cardiac treatment. The visit also included the inauguration of a Rs1.195 billion restoration of the Gymnasium and Sports Complex, where she engaged with athletes and played badminton, and a stop at the residence of an Apni Chhat Apna Ghar beneficiary.