Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC)
The Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) was enacted through a special Act of
Legislation to provide for the constitution of a Corporation for establishing, improving
and administering medical care in the State of Punjab in the year 1996. The main
objective was to revamp the Secondary Level Health Care Services which play a vital
and complementary role to primary health care. A Board was constituted which is
headed by the Chairman of the Corporation with the Vice-chairman of the Corporation
being the Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Health and Family Welfare,
the Managing Director, an officer from Indian Administrative Service, a Board of
Directors and other such employees as may be determined by Board of Directors. The
Managing Director is the Executive officer of the Corporation and implements the
decisions of the Board of Directors and exercises general control and supervision
over the hospitals under PHSC. There are 176 Health Institutions under PHSC, out
of which are 19 District Hospitals, 36 Sub-divisional Hospitals and 118 Community
Health Centres, 2 Special Hospitals. A wide spectrum of health care facilities,
preventive, promotive and curative, are provided in these institutions.
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