Overview
- The Punjab health secretary relieved CEO Dr Sara Safdar and acting MS Dr Fahad Shaheen with immediate effect and directed them to report to the Health and Population Department.
- The removals followed a late-night inspection of Kot Momin THQ Hospital led by Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Shoaib Mirza with the Chief Minister’s Inspection Team.
- Inspectors found only one medical officer on duty as other doctors were absent and the acting medical superintendent was at home, according to the handout.
- A patient brought for assistance after a home delivery waited more than 30 minutes before receiving care, highlighting delays cited in the report.
- The Khidmat Counter and X-ray room were closed and no announcements about free medicines were being made, prompting a report seeking disciplinary action for negligence and poor management.