Editing Islamabad (section)

==Healthcare==
[[File:Pims2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences]]]]
Islamabad has the lowest rate of infant mortality in the country at 38 deaths per thousand compared to the national average of 78 deaths per thousand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab tops in infant mortality, poverty, income inequality|author=TheNews website|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=145337&Cat=5&dt=11/9/2008|access-date=27 December 2021|archive-date=6 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106042939/http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=145337&Cat=5&dt=11%2F9%2F2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Islamabad has both public and private medical centres. The largest hospital in Islamabad is [[Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences]] (PIMS) hospital. It was established in 1985 as a teaching and doctor training institute. PIMS functions as a National Reference Center and provides specialised diagnostic and curative services.<ref>{{cite web|title=About PIMS|author=PIMS-Official website|url=http://www.pims.gov.pk/aboutPIMS.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227130640/http://www.pims.gov.pk/aboutPIMS.htm|archive-date=27 December 2005}}</ref> The hospital has 30 major medical departments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Departments at PIMS|author=PIMS-Official website|url=http://www.pims.gov.pk/departments.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228005138/http://www.pims.gov.pk/departments.htm|archive-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> PIMS is divided into five administrative branches. Islamabad Hospital is the major component with a 592-bed facility and 22 medical and surgical specialties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Islamabad Hospital|author=PIMS-Official website|url=http://www.pims.gov.pk/isbHospital.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227131252/http://www.pims.gov.pk/isbHospital.htm|archive-date=27 December 2005}}</ref>

The Children's Hospital is a 230-bed hospital completed in 1985. It contains six major facilities: Surgical and Allied Specialties, Medical and Allied Specialties, Diagnostic Facilities, Operation Theatre, Critical Care (NICU, PICU, Isolation & Accident Emergency), and a Blood Bank.<ref>{{cite web|title=Children Hospital|author=PIMS-Official website|url=http://www.pims.gov.pk/childrenHospital.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915204759/http://www.pims.gov.pk/childrenHospital.htm|archive-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> The Maternal and Child Health Care Center is a training institute with an attached hospital of 125 beds offering different clinical and operational services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maternal & Child Health Care Center|author=PIMS-Official website|url=http://www.pims.gov.pk/MCH.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101231029/http://www.pims.gov.pk/MCH.htm|archive-date=1 November 2005}}</ref> PIMS consists of five academic institutes: Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College, College of Nursing, College of Medical Technology, School of Nursing, and Mother and Child Health Center.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quaid-i-Azam Postgraduate Medical College|author=PIMS-Official website|url=http://www.pims.gov.pk/QPGMC.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050715083956/http://www.pims.gov.pk/QPGMC.htm|archive-date=15 July 2005}}</ref>

PAEC General Hospital and teaching institute, established in 2006, is affiliated with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.<ref name="paec">{{cite web|title=About PAEC Hospital|author=PAEC General Hospital-Official website|url=http://www.paec.gov.pk/paec_hospital/about.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106062241/http://www.paec.gov.pk/paec_hospital/about.htm|archive-date=6 January 2009}}</ref> The hospital consists of a 100-bed facility<ref name="paec"/> and 10 major departments: [[Obstetrics]] and [[Gynecology]], [[Pediatric]], [[General Medicine]], [[General Surgery]], [[Intensive Care Unit]]/[[Coronary Care Unit]], [[Orthopedics]], [[Ophthalmology]], [[Pathology]], [[Radiology]], and [[Dentistry|Dental]] Department.<ref>{{cite web|title=Functions of Major Departments|author=PAEC General Hospital-Official website|url=http://www.paec.gov.pk/paec_hospital/functions.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106050652/http://www.paec.gov.pk/paec_hospital/functions.htm|archive-date=6 January 2009}}</ref> Shifa International Hospital is a teaching hospital in Islamabad that was founded in 1987 and became a public company in 1989. The hospital has 70 qualified consultants in almost all specialties, 150 [[Outpatient department|IPD]] beds and [[Outpatient department|OPD]] facilities in 35 different specialisations.<ref>{{cite web|title=SHIFA History|author=SHIFA International Hospital-Official website|url=http://www.shifa.com.pk/shifa/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423191047/http://www.shifa.com.pk/shifa/|archive-date=23 April 2009}}</ref> According to the Federal Bureau of Statistics of the Government of Pakistan, in 2008 there were 12 hospitals, 76 [[dispensaries]], and five maternity and child welfare centers in the city with a total of 5,158 beds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hospitals/Dispensaries and Beds by Province|author=Federal Bureau of Statistics|url=http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/statistics/social_statistics/health1.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113153523/http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/fbs/statistics/social_statistics/health1.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>