Pims Partially Suspends Treatment Under Health Card

Islamabad, February 23. The fate of the medical records program launched by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2015 is uncertain as some medical services provided to patients under the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) service have been suspended.

Admission of patients from general surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, orthopedics and a number of other departments has been suspended. However, the Cardiology Center, Mother and Child Hospital, Children's Hospital and Burn Center continue to serve patients.

NHS spokesman Sajid Shah accused the supplier of "failing to deliver the goods on time" after contacting Chief Executive Officer (ED) Dr Naeem Malik.

According to him, the problem has been resolved and he promised to restore normal service in a few days.

An anonymous Bemis spokesman said Bemis-based Islamabad Hospital had suspended medical records.

Many processes and procedures have been suspended.

It should be noted that Islamabad hospital is the main hospital in Pema where elderly patients are treated in eight departments.

We heard that the supplier was unable to pay the invoice because it stopped shipping. We call on the hospital management and the Ministry of Health to solve this problem so that we can restore the provision of services."

Sajid Shah said that Dr. Beams, Dr. It was reported by Naeem Malik that the procedures were stopped due to the seller's negligence as he failed to "deliver on time".

"Due to the current situation, the service providing organization has changed. The Ministry of Health is the full owner of the program and will ensure the normal operation of the program.

It should be noted that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif started the program for the people of Islamabad in December 2015. It was also announced that the map will be extended to all parts of Punjab, Balochistan, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan and the former Federally Administered Tribal Area (Fata). At that time, the people of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa could not benefit from this initiative because their governments refused to participate in the federal government's program. KP later issued his Sehat Insaf medical card. During Tehreek-i-Insaf's rule, the program expanded across the country, except Sindh.

Treatments available under the Medical Card, also called the Gaumi Sehat Card/Sehat Sahulat Program, include open heart surgery, stent placement, cancer treatment, neurosurgical procedures, burns, emergency care, dialysis, intensive care management, labor and delivery. ■ Caesarian section and other medical/surgical procedures up to Rs 1 crore per family per year. There is inter-provincial/inter-regional mobility enabling free service to over 600 affiliated hospitals in Pakistan.

Since the establishment of the medical card scheme in 2015, Pakistan Life Insurance Corporation has been leading the scheme and won the contract in 2021 for the next three years (from 2022 to 2025). At present, 100% of residents of Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and some Sindh are eligible for free treatment under this scheme.

Published in ALBA, February 24, 2023

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