PIMS and more hospitals would be “turned over” to the government of Islamabad.

Sources list the following hospitals: Federal General Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center, Poly Clinic, and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMs).

Information obtained from sources indicated that the district government will also take over the District Health Office, basic, and rural health centers. The anticipated timeframe for the administrative control transition is one year.

The Ministry of Health is working with the Islamabad administration to develop a plan for the transfer of administrative power. According to several reports, the goal of this action is to enhance the capital city’s healthcare offerings.

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMs), the nation’s largest government hospital, is planning to outsource its diagnostic lab, according to earlier reports.

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models are being prepared for PIMs, and hospital outsourcing is expected to occur “phase-wise,” according to sources close to the development.

PIMS’s Department of Radiology and Laboratory Services are expected to be outsourced in the first phase, while sources stated that additional PIMS departments will be privatized in the second phase.

A decision about the use of PIMS’s substantial land assets, estimated to be worth trillions, is reportedly expected in the third phase, according to sources.