Digital system introduced at ATH to improve patient care: Dr. Imran Khan

Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) on Thursday inaugurated a digital communication system aimed at improving patient care and reducing inconvenience for patients and their attendants

ABBOTTABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jul, 2026) Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) on Thursday inaugurated a digital communication system aimed at improving patient care and reducing inconvenience for patients and their attendants.

Medical Director Dr. Imran Khan said the initiative is an important step towards implementing the board of Governors' vision of a digital and paperless hospital.

Under the new system, every hospital ward has been provided with an official mobile phone and SIM card to facilitate communication between departments. The devices, which would remain hospital property, would be used exclusively for official and clinical purposes. Hospital officials said the system would enable doctors to seek specialist consultations directly, eliminating the need for patients' attendants to carry medical files from one ward or department to another.

The digital communication network would also be used to coordinate bed availability, patient transfers, admissions and emergency referrals, allowing departments to exchange information more efficiently.

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Hospital authorities believed the initiative would help reduce delays in patient management and improve coordination among clinical teams.

The official distribution ceremony of the mobile phones was attended by Dean and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dr. Irfanuddin Khattak and Hospital Director Col. (R) Dr. Sajjad Ahmad Afridi. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Imran Khan said the hospital would continue expanding its digital services, adding that a modern referral system linking District Headquarters Hospitals (DHQs) with Ayub Teaching Hospital would be introduced in the next phase to provide timely and coordinated treatment for patients referred from across the region.