It is now a tertiary healthcare unit and is recognised by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

The hospital was shifted to its present location in 1943 to cope with the growing demand for medical and health care services.

Fatima Jinnah Medical College For Women, Lahore admitted its first batch of 39 students in October 1948 and was formally inaugurated in March 1949 by Khawaja Nazimuddin, then Governor-General of Pakistan.

[8][9] The Audio Visual Department has been provided with new computers and eight multimedia systems for lectures.

Surrounded by thickly populated area the hospital caters to the western and southern part of the city and provides services to adjacent districts of Lahore.

23 seats are reserved as PTAP (Pakistan Technical Assistance Programme) for the friendly and Islamic countries.

Fatima Jinnah Medical University also conducts JCAT (Joint Centralized Admission Test).

The North America wing of FJMU's alumni[12] holds annual meetings and is engaged in projects to help FJMC students, researchers and faculty.