The Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center was started as Medical Corps Hospital in 1930, for medical aid to military personnel. After twelve years, it was re-named as the British General Hospital and remained for five years; a 100 bedded hospital. After the creation of Pakistan, the name of the hospital was changed 2nd time; the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was requested to grant approval to lend his name to the hospital as Jinnah Central Hospital (JCH). , Muhammad Ali Jinnah granted the approval with the condition that the hospital be opened to the public.
JPMC is composed of following medical Units & Departments
- Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI)
- Department of Accident & Emergency
- Department of Medicine
- Medical Unit I
- Medical Unit II
- Medical Unit III
- Medical Unit IV / Medical ICU
- Department of Thoracic Medicine
- Department of Radiotherapy/Oncology
- Department of Dermatology
- Department of Psychiatry
- Department of Nephrology
In 2015, approximately one million patients visit the hospital complex annually and it is considered one of the biggest government-operated hospitals in Karachi.
Contact Detail
| Rafiqui، Sarwar Shaheed Rd, Karachi Cantonment, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh 75510, Pakistan |
| http://www.jpmc.edu.pk/ |
| +92-2199201300 |
| Open 24 hours |