Hospitals in Karachi

Private teaching hospital, 24-hour emergency

Dow University Hospital (DUH) is the public-sector teaching hospital of Dow University of Health Sciences, at the university's Ojha Campus in Karachi. It is a tertiary care hospital with a 24/7 emergency department, outpatient clinics, general wards and semi-private and private rooms, ICUs, HDUs and a neonatal ICU. Departments listed by the university include general medicine, pulmonology and sleep lab, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and liver, nephrology and renal transplant, hepato-biliary surgery and liver transplant, surgical, medical and radiation oncology, cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, ENT, ophthalmology, psychiatry and clinical haematology with bone marrow transplantation. It works with the Dow Diagnostic Research and Reference Laboratory and the Dow Institute of Radiology. Phones published by DUHS: Ojha OPD +92 21 111 362 273, Ojha general +92 21 111 113 847.

Dr. Ziauddin Hospital's Clifton Campus on Shahrah-e-Ghalib is part of the Ziauddin network, which lists cardiology, oncology, dialysis and round-the-clock care.

The Keamari campus of Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, run by the Ziauddin Trust, serves the port area and west Karachi from Plot 33, behind KPT Hospital in Keamari. It is one of the group's four Karachi campuses (with North Nazimabad, Clifton and Boat Basin) and offers specialist clinics and inpatient care, including a medicine unit with gastroenterology, critical care and nephrology support. Group services listed on the Ziauddin website include emergency care, dialysis, cardiology, oncology, radiology and laboratories, paediatrics, gynaecology and obstetrics, surgery, physiotherapy and a pharmacy; check with the campus which are offered at Keamari before visiting. Contact: Keamari 021-32851881 to 85; group UAN 021-111-942-942; email info@ziauddinhospital.com.

Dr. Ziauddin Hospital is run by the Ziauddin Trust and is one of Pakistan's larger private hospital groups. The North Nazimabad campus in Block B is its head office; the group also has Karachi campuses in Clifton (Shahrah-e-Ghalib), Keamari and Boat Basin, plus hospitals in Sukkur and Islamabad. Services listed on its site include emergency and critical care, cardiology, kidney and liver transplant, dialysis, lithotripsy, bariatric surgery, oncology, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, gastroenterology, neurology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, gynaecology and obstetrics, dentistry, physiotherapy, speech therapy and audiology, a pharmacy, home healthcare and a vaccination centre (opened at North Nazimabad). Contact: UAN 021-111-942-942; North Nazimabad 021-36648237 to 39; email info@ziauddinhospital.com.

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) is one of Karachi's main public teaching hospitals, on Rafiqui Shaheed Road near the Hockey Club of Pakistan, the Kidney Centre and the National Institute of Child Health. Its history goes back to 1930, when it opened as a military medical corps hospital; it became the British General Hospital in 1942, and after 1947 was opened to the public under the Quaid-e-Azam's name as Jinnah Central Hospital. JPMC's stated mission includes providing care to all regardless of ability to pay, alongside postgraduate education and research. Its departments include accident and emergency, four medical units with a medical ICU, thoracic medicine, radiotherapy and oncology, dermatology, psychiatry and nephrology, along with the Basic Medical Sciences Institute. Contact: phone +92-21-99201300, fax +92-21-99201370, email ed@jpmc.edu.pk. Job vacancies are posted on its own job portal.

Are you or someone you care about struggling with anxiety, emotional distress, or other mental health concerns? Karachi Psychiatric Hospital (KPH), established in 1979, provides professional mental healthcare in Karachi, Pakistan. With decades of experience, KPH supports individuals seeking help for a range of psychiatric conditions and emotional difficulties. KPH offers mental health services, including acute stress disorder treatment, anxiety disorder treatment, bipolar disorder treatment, and alcohol addiction treatment. The hospital also provides electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a treatment option when clinically appropriate. Through professional psychiatric assessment and suitable care planning, patients can receive support to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mental health concerns can affect your relationships, work, sleep, and overall well-being. Seeking professional help can help you understand your symptoms and consider appropriate treatment options. KPH provides access to mental health professionals, including psychiatrists and psychologists, who assess individual needs and recommend suitable treatment and ongoing care. Families can also seek guidance when a loved one experiences mental health difficulties. If you are searching for the best psychiatric hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, or looking for the best psychiatrists in Karachi, contact Karachi Psychiatric Hospital today. Speak with the hospital team to enquire about available treatments, discuss your concerns, and arrange an appointment that suits your needs.

Kharadar General Hospital (KGH) is an ISO-certified, not-for-profit teaching hospital in Kharadar, the old city area of Karachi. Its stated mission is to provide ethical, good-quality medical and social services at subsidised rates. Clinical departments listed on its site are emergency care, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and neonatology, internal medicine, general surgery, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, vaccination and diagnostics, plus a dialysis centre and a high dependency unit. Its obstetrics private wing has executive, private and semi-private rooms and private labour rooms. The hospital also runs the MBJ School of Nursing, and publishes an OPD schedule on its website for booking consultations. Address: Aga Khan Road, Kharadar, Karachi. UAN (021) 111-544-544, email info@kgh.org.pk.

LRBT's North Karachi eye hospital opened on 2 January 2012 as the fourteenth hospital in the Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust network, and gives free eye treatment to people who cannot pay. LRBT reports a daily average of about 317 outpatients and 50 cataract operations. An expansion in 2018 brought four operating tables, three with phacoemulsification machines, and the hospital has male and female wards, screening, refraction, B-scan and biometry rooms, a laboratory, pharmacy, optical centre and green and YAG lasers. It runs glaucoma and medical retina clinics and gives intravitreal injections. Address: A-870, Sector 11-B, near Saleem Centre, North Karachi. Phone 021-36943447, mobile 0315-3001534, email northkarachi@lrbt.org.pk. LRBT helpline 0800-44441.

The Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT) eye hospital in Korangi is a 115-bed tertiary teaching hospital that gives free eye treatment to people who cannot pay. Opened in October 1986, first in a tent, it was LRBT's second hospital; LRBT reports an average of about 850 outpatients and 133 cataract operations a day there. The hospital covers the full range of eye disease, with 24-hour emergency eye care, a paediatric department and subspecialty clinics for cornea, surgical and medical retina, uveitis, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and oculoplastics. Every outpatient is screened for glaucoma and diabetic eye disease. It is affiliated with Jinnah Sindh Medical University and recognised by the CPSP for ophthalmology training, and it runs LRBT's School of Paramedicine. Phones: 021-35065556 and 35065557, 35052225, 35061911. Email korangi@lrbt.org.pk. LRBT's free helpline is 0800-44441.

Large private hospital and medical college

Memon Medical Institute Hospital at Safoora Chowrangi offers in-person and online doctor consultations, laboratory and radiology services, and an antenatal care programme.

The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases on Rafiqui Shaheed Road provides cardiac emergency care, diagnostics, procedures and surgery, pediatric cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation.

National Medical Centre (NMC) is a private hospital on the National Highway in DHA Phase 1, near Kala Pul and Korangi Road, Karachi. Its website lists a 24-hour emergency room covering general practice, cardiology, general surgery and orthopaedics, a cardiology service with inpatient and outpatient care, and consultants in nephrology and paediatric nephrology for kidney disease and high blood pressure. General physicians carry out an initial evaluation before patients are referred on. Address: A-5/A, National Highway, Phase 1, DHA, Karachi 75500. Phones: (021) 35380000 and (021) 35805022; UAN 111-222-662 (111-222-NMC). Email info@nmc.net.pk.

OMI Hospital on M.A. Jinnah Road in Saddar offers 24/7 emergency care, CT, MRI and X-ray imaging, laboratory testing and specialist consultations.

Patel Hospital in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 4 offers cardiac and thoracic surgery, general medicine and surgery, 24/7 emergency care, intensive care, and MRI and CT imaging.

Saifee Hospital near KDA Chowrangi in North Nazimabad runs round the clock with 24-hour emergency care, ICU and NICU, laboratory testing, imaging and surgery.

The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation near Civil Hospital provides kidney transplants, dialysis, nephrology and urology care free of cost.

Private hospital in Clifton

Tabba Heart Institute in Federal B Area provides interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiac surgery, alongside stroke management and emergency care.

The Indus Hospital Korangi Campus is a 300-bed tertiary care hospital providing free treatment, with 24/7 emergency and inpatient services and outpatient clinics from 8am to 8pm.