If you are looking for the most beautiful city in Pakistan, then look no further than Islamabad. The capital has so much to offer from robust infrastructure and breathtaking surroundings! 

What makes Islamabad worth living is its facilities. All the shopping malls and hospitals are nearby. In this blog, we will be discussing the top hospitals providing the best health care facilities near you in Islamabad. 

List of Top Government Hospitals in Islamabad 

Hospitals are a place where people go for medical facilities and help. The treatment Islamabad hospitals provide is the best due to their highly trained staff of doctors and subordinates. Their staff is trained to take good care of patients. These hospitals have also appointed people who are trained in high-level treatments.

There are many hospitals in Pakistan, especially Islamabad, providing emergency services. These hospitals are better than private hospitals. Let’s have a look at the list:

• Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS)

The idea of a hospital in Islamabad was conceived back in the 1960s, and it took nearly five decades to construct. The Pakistan Institute Medical Sciences (PIMS) started with 592 beds that were available for people from all over Islamabad.

The hospital is a good place to get good healthcare. People from all over can go there, from Islamabad, KP-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab. It helps them with their diagnosis and cures for whatever they need.

Also offers its service for those who are employed by government officials, including parliamentarians or judicial staff members.

PIMS is not just a hospital. It’s also home to doctors who are committed to applied research in their respective departments. 

PIMS works with some international organizations. They help people in other countries get healthcare. Some examples are the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund.

Other than medical care, the facilities it offers are:

• College of Nursing
• School of Nursing
• College of Medical Technology
• MCH Training Centre

Inside the hospital, there are signs for medical services. The PIMS hospital has put a category under each thing in a list:

• Islamabad Hospital (713 beds)
• Children’s Hospital (262 beds)
• Mother & Child Health Centre (156 beds)
• Burn Care Centre (24 beds)
• Cardiac Medical Centre (99 beds)
• Breast Cancer Screening Centre
• Bone Marrow transplant UNIT
• Thalassemia UNIT (Adult/Paediatrics)

Most of the facilities here are able to provide treatment for more than 25 different areas. Some of the departments that are prominent are:

• General surgery
• E.N.T.
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Pulmonology
• Radiology
• Cardiac surgery
• Pediatric surgery
• Gynaecology & Obstetrics

Address: G8/3, Islamabad

Contact Number: 051-9261170-89

• Capital Hospital 

After the decision to move the capital of Pakistan from Karachi to Islamabad, an executive order was also passed. It created a group that would make sure the new capital city became a good place. It got hospitals and other things for people to live there. They did this by building Capital Hospital under the CDA organization.

The old capital development authority (CDA) daycare center is now the Capital Hospital. It started in 1981. The hospital provides medical services to people who live near it. The staff of the old CDA center also get medical care there. 

As time passed, it became more necessary for a proper inpatient care facility. So they turned the daycare center into a full-fledged hospital.

The hospital started out with 60 beds. Then they made more departments, which increased it to 250 beds. The hospital also has modern medical and surgical facilities, and it's the first place in Pakistan that has nuclear cardiology. 

Here is a list of all of the departments at the hospital:

• General surgery
• Orthopedics
• Urology
• Gynae and Obstetrics
• Neonatology
• Eye & ENT
• Post-operative Intensive Care and Accident and Emergency Department
• Medical and Paediatric wards
• Coronary Care Unit
• X-Ray Department
• Pathology laboratory
• Dental clinic
• Dermatology
• Mother & child Health Centre.

Address: CDA Hospital, St# 31, G-6/2, Islamabad.

Contact  Number: +92-51-9221334-9

• National Institute of Health Care (NIH)

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is one of the most prestigious institutions in the country. It started in 1979 when it was called "National Health Centre," and it helped with medical research. 

Later, in 1980, President Jimmy Carter changed it to NIH through an order. So that they could do more important work like finding out about infectious diseases and making vaccines for them. To date, NIH has been doing this important work.

NIH is a center that collaborates with the WHO. It can help you find out if you have a virus by testing your blood or other things. NIH also has labs for polio and influenza. In 2003, WHO told NIH it could make vaccines, too. 

Here are some of the most important programs at NIH:

• Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Field Epidemiology & Laboratory Training Program (FELTP)
• National TB Control Program
• National AIDS Control Program
• Malaria Control Program

The most recent program is COVID-19. NIH has a separate page with information and updates about it on its website.

Address: National Institute of Health (NIH) Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Contact Number: +92 (51) 9255090-2, +92 (51) 9255112-4

• Nuclear Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI)

The Nuclear Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute (NORI) was established by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission in 1983. It is the first-ever institute of its kind to be recognized by CPSP, Fellows College Of Physicians & Surgeons(FCPS), trainees at NORI are able to learn about nuclear medicine as well radiotherapy under one roof!

NORI is a place for healthcare and research. It helps many people from different cities in Pakistan, including Jhelum, Sargodha, and Azad Kashmir. The WHO sponsors some of the research at NORI. 

Some of the services that NORI provides are:

• Nuclear medicine
• Nuclear cardiology
• Radiation oncology
• Photodynamic therapy
• Medical oncology
• Diagnostic radiology
• Radiopharmacy
• Urea breath test
• Mobile breast care clinics

Address: Nuclear Medicine, Oncology & Radiology Institute, Hanna Road, G-8/3, Islamabad

Phone Number: (+92 51) 9260611-5

• KRL Hospital 

KRL Hospital is an inpatient and outpatient facility that provides quality, affordable healthcare to people. It features advanced technology with the latest equipment for treating patients from different fields. 

The hospital currently provides services in these areas:

• Anaesthesiology
• Cardiology
• Dentistry
• Diabetes
• General Physician
• General Surgeon
• Gynecology
• Nephrology
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology
• Orthopedic surgery
• Pediatrics
• Radiology
• Psychiatry

Address: G 9/1, Service Road South, Kashmir Highway, Islamabad

Contact Number: 051) 9106270

When you visit a hospital for specialized and satisfactory treatment, think about these federal government services hospitals or institutions. Also, if you want to choose any international hospital, then Maroof Hospital is a good option.