PIMS Hospital: Act headed to Parliament soon

PIMS Hospital focuses on a draft law that would place the Islamabad campus under a Board of Governors after a reform panel finishes its work.

Officials say the federal government plans to take the PIMS Hospital Act to Parliament within this month.

A reform panel led by the federal health minister has finished its proposals for the prime minister.

The draft would move PIMS toward a Medical Teaching Institution-style setup with a Board of Governors.

The board chair would be chosen through a market-based hiring process, sources say.

The push follows a recent fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.

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