Punjab Healthcare Commission is playing pivotal role to ensure Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) in the public as well as private sector hospitals, clinics, laboratories and diagnostic centers. PHC has registered more than 33000 small and big hospitals, basic health units, clinics of individual doctors, homeopaths, Hakeems, Pathological and Radiological Diagnostic Centers, out of which 18000 licensed.
It was informed by the Chief Operating Officer of Punjab Healthcare Commission Dr. Ajmal Khan, here today. He said that at present 47000 hospitals, basic health units, doctors’ clinics, laboratories, Hakeem and homeopaths are operating in Punjab. He said that PHC is trying to register all the stakeholders in a minimum time period. Dr. Ajmal Khan while explaining the procedure informed that within 14 days of receiving any application from a hospital or an individual doctor or homeopaths, PHC issues conditional registration after physical verification and evaluation of the health facility. He said that PHC arranges training and capacity building of the persons on minimum service delivery standard after that final registration and license is awarded to them. CEO PHC further said that the commission has so far imparted training to more than 9000 persons affiliated to health profession. Dr. Ajmal Khan said that the commission has prepared MSDS for all the tertiary care hospitals and other hospitals, basic health units, small clinics, dental surgeons, Hakeems and Homeopaths and the applicant who fulfills the prescribed criteria, registration and licensing is made without any delay. He disclosed that more than one thousand complaints have been received to PHC on which action has been taken against a number of senior doctors and the hospitals. Â