{
  "id": 678892,
  "title": "110-Bed Hospital Becomes Operational in Balakot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/110-bed-hospital-becomes-operational-in-balakot",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:12:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/12/110-bed-hospital-becomes-operational-in-balakot/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Planning and Development Department in collaboration with the relevant department has completed and made operational a modern 110-bed Category-C hospital in Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The facility, which cost Rs. 924.5 million to build, is situated at the gateway to the Kaghan and Naran valleys and will provide a range of medical services including General Surgery, General Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Orthopaedics, Trauma and Emergency Services, a Labour Room, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Dental Services. With the opening of this new hospital, local residents and tourists visiting the area will have access to timely medical and emergency services, reducing the burden on District Headquarters Hospital Mansehra and other major healthcare facilities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}