[3] The then-Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif, said that the project would be completed within a year, although shortage of funds meant that this timescale was not met.

[1] According to Hanif Abbasi – a former Pakistan Muslim League-N Member of the National Assembly – the provincial government provided Rs.100 million for the project.

"[6] RIC started functioning from September 2012 with the help of Rawalpindi Medical College's (RMC) administration, treating 21 patients in the outpatient department (OPD).

[7] RIC is the first hospital in Rawalpindi Division which consists of modern 48-beds emergency department, 26 medical ventilators and five CT angiography machines.

[10] Provincial government created 285 posts for RIC which include 60 doctors (50 specialists available 24 hours),[8] 90 nurses, 40 paramedical staff and 95 technicians.