Number of beds 250 | Phone +92 302 5002553 Affiliated university Army Medical College | |
Address MH Rd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hours Similar Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Combined Military Hospital, Military Hospital, Armed Forces Institute o, Hearts Internatio Hospital | ||
The Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (Urdu: مسلح افواج امراض دل ہسپتال, or AFIC) also known as the National Institute of Heart Diseases or NIHD is a government and military cardiac hospital located in Rawalpindi Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan. This 250-bed cardiac health care institute is a major institute and hospital in Pakistan. The hospital delivering the heart diseases and health care services to people of Pakistan Armed Forces and fellow citizens of Pakistan.
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History
According to history pages, initially this institute start working in 1970. In Pakistan Army Cardiac Service started in 1953 in Cardiothoracic Centre Rawalpindi. In this centre first angiography was done in 1969 and first open heart surgery was done in 1970. Lately, the Cardiothoracic Centre Rawalpindi was upgraded as Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in 1978. After 3 years, in 1981 the hospital extend their services to all Pakistani Citizens and upgraded to National Institute of Heart Diseases under the President of Pakistan's directions.
Departments and Units
The very busiest hospital equipped with following departments units.