Background:
The Civil Hospital Karachi is the largest tertiary care hospital of Pakistan serving more than 2.7 million patients every year out of which 90% fall in the non-affording category. Civil is perhaps the only door open to these non-affording patients. They come in with no money but only the hope of free treatment and relief in their darkest hour of illness and worries. Each building in C
ivil Hospital Karachi is a place of relief for thousand of patients who otherwise have no hope. Civil hospital as the name depicts is civil in its true sense
It was setup in 1895 with 250 beds to provide basic health facilities. With the passage of time health care has become the greatest of all luxuries especially for poor. Civil Hospital is working day night to provide this luxury to the poor. With 1800 beds Civil Hospital Karachi today is one of the largest hospitals in Pakistan catering not only to all areas of sindh but also neighboring area of Baluchistan as well. With thirty four department naming a few: Gynae & obstetrics. Anesthesia, Pediatrics, Cardiac surgery, Oncology Radiology General Surgery Neuro Surgery and Laboratory Civil Hospital I proving all the services and facilities in one Premise. The first burns unit was also set up in Civil Hospital Karachi and at one time it was the only burns unit in Pakistan. These otherwise expensive facilities are strategically made available in this Hospital. This is dedicated to the Poor. Civil Hospital’s services in terms of top of the line equipment also make it stand out. Complete Radiological Procedures and Pathology test are performed here totally free. With the management determined to make best of its services, a highly qualified and dedicated team of 600 doctor latest facilities and a will to serve the poor, Civil Hospital is there to serve and continue serving for centuries to come.
