Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan.
It is one of the region's leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and surgical specialist centers. It provides medical training through the Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College which was established on 1 February 1989.Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences – Pilot testing in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region World Health Organization (WHO) website, Retrieved 3 July 2022
Later on Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University was established through act of parliament in 2013. The first vice chancellor was professor Dr. Javed Akram who served till 2018.
History Established in 1985 the institute includes three semi-autonomous hospitals including the Islamabad Hospital (IH) which is a 592-bed hospital spread over 3.5 hectares, the 230 bedded Children's Hospital spread over 1.6 hectares specializing in pediatric care and the 125 bedded Maternal & Child Health Care Centre which specializes in obstetrics and gynecology.
On 26 August 2026, a fire broke out at the hospital's maternity ward, killing 14 infants.
PIMS nursery fire On 26 August 2026, a fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of the Mother and Child Health ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad, Pakistan. Fourteen newborns died in the incident, while one infant was rescued. An inquiry was subsequently launched into the cause of the fire and the hospital's fire-safety and emergency procedures.
Hospital departments
The medical care departments of the institute are:
Anesthesia Blood Bank Burn Center Cardiology Critical Care Dentistry Dermatology General Medicine E.N.T. Gastroenterology Gynecology Neonatology Nephrology Neurology Neurosurgery Oncology Ophthalmology Pathology Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Pulmonology Radiology Rheumatology General surgery-I Urology Infectious disease
Treatment of patients In 2018, according to PIMS Gastroenterology Department, there was a 30 per cent increase in patients at this hospital compared to the number of patients in 2016-17.
Components
Islamabad Hospital (IH) Children’s Hospital (CH) Mother & Child Health Care Center Burn Care Center Cardiac Center Stroke Center Breast Cancer Screening Center Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Thalassemia Unit (Adult/Pediatrics)
Teaching institutes
The Medical colleges and school affiliated with the institute are: Quaid-e-Azam Postgraduate Medical College Federal Medical & Dental College College of Nursing (offer 02 year Post RN B.Sc, 04 year Generic BS Nursing and 01 year specialize Nsg courses in 07 sub-specialties) School of Nursing School of Dentistry
References
External links Official website