National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases
 Heart care hospitals | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1963 |
| Location | |
| Website | nicvd |
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD; Urdu نيشنل انسٹيٹيوٹ آف كارڈيو ويسكيولر ڈيزيزز) in collaboration with the Government of Sindh are a chain of health care centers located in Sindh, Pakistan.[1] It was founded in 1963 by Dr. Ali Muhammad Kasim. The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has become the only healthcare facility in the world to have performed over 4,000 cardiac surgeries and 8,197 primary PCIs, over 12,000 procedures [and] dozens of cardiac implants, all free of charge at our main centre in Karachi and eight satellite centres spread all over Sindh. [2]
History
The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) was established at Karachi, Pakistan in 1963. Since its inception, the NICVD has played a pivotal role in caring for patients with heart disease in Pakistan. NICVD is the first tertiary cardiac care institute in South Asia as well as the flagship facility for cardiology in Pakistan with a focus on superior care for patients, education and training for medical professionals, and research and development in cardiology.
NICVD caters to the cardiovascular needs of a vast majority of patients from all provinces of Pakistan as well as patients from other neighboring countries. It is responsible for training the bulk of local cardiac physicians, nurses and paramedics throughout the country.[3]
To extend the state of the art health facilities to the doorsteps of poor cardiac patients whether belonging to different localities of metropolis Karachi or to the far-flung parts of Pakistan, the Government of Sindh decided that cardiac facility should be brought out of Karachi and expanded. For this National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases has introduced a new era of heart healthcare by introducing Chest pain Units and Satellite Centers.
Apart from Karachi where the main facility of the NICVD exists, the institute has been operating through its satellite centres in eight other parts of Sindh, including Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sehwan, Tando Muhammad Khan, Mithi, Larkana, Khairpur and Sukkur.
NICVD Satellite Center Sukkur
On 24th February 2018, the fifth satellite centre of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) was inaugurated. This 300 bed state-of-the-art cardiac facility in Sukkur has full facilities as in the main Karachi center. where services will be provided free-of-charge, It is a complete cardiac hospital of international standard and is providing major cardiac facilities, especially interventional cardiology, to the people of Sindh at their doorstep for free [4] This NICVD satellite centre inaugurates its second state-of-the-art 'operation theater' on 9 November 2018.
Electrophysiology lab and the second Cath Lab
On the first anniversary of NICVD Sukkur an electrophysiology lab and the second Cath Lab (catheterization lab) was inaugurated on Thursday the 8th March 2019.[5]
NICVD Satellite Center Tando Mohammad Khan
Tando Muhammad Khan is located 35 km from Hyderabad on Badin Road. NICVD Satellite Center Tando Mohammad Khan was established some 3 years ago.Services at NICVD Tando Mohammad Khan include cardiac emergency, consulting clinics, interventional cardiology and critical care for cardiac patients. The paediatric cardiothoracic surgical team at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Tando Muhammad Khan performed its first successful open heart surgery on a toddler on Wednesday 9th September 2020. Over 150 adult cardiac surgeries have been performed at the 100-bed facility, which provides cardiac healthcare services free of charge, since its establishment.[6]
References
- ^ "Satellite Centres". nicvd.org. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "'NICVD now world's largest facility for free cardiac surgeries, primary PCIs'". The News. 11 January 2019.
- ^ "About Us". nicvd.org. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Sukkur welcomes 300-bed NICVD satellite centre". The Express Tribune. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "NICVD Sukkur gets modern labs". The Nation. 8 March 2019.
- ^ "First paeds open heart surgery at NICVD, TM Khan". The Express Tribune. 10 September 2020.