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ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL

HISTORY
Abbassi Shaheed Hospital was established in 1974 in Karachi. And proudly places itself
among Pakistan’s most prestigious hospitals. Located in one of the most populous
neighborhoods in Karachi, it is also the third largest public sector hospital that comes
under the umbrella of the City Government of Karachi. With a total cost of 2.5 crores at the
time of completion, the hospital was constructed by the city government (known as baldia
uzma) during the tenure of Prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, in the name of Major
Ziauddin Abbasi who sacrificed his life in the 1965 war between Pakistan and India, the
hospital was inaugurated on 2nd technologically advanced and equipped hospital at that
time, and has brilliantly evolved along with the changing demands of the modern medical
and healthcare. Abbassi Shaheed Hospital’s vision is to provide the prevalence of quality
healthcare and the highest standard of education.

QUALITY HEALTHCARE & EDUCATION


Committed to finest quality healthcare and medical education, Abbassi Shaheed officially
became the teaching hospital of Karachi Medical and Dental College. Since then, both
institutes have supported each other in a way that has helped prevalence of quality
healthcare and highest standard of education. The hospital helps the students acquire
practical and research-based understanding of modern medicine and medical science.
What isolates the hospital from any other?
The popularity of this reputed hospital goes beyond the largest most populated
metropolitan city of Pakistan. The hospital caters a large number of patients arriving from
other cities majorly from interior Sindh. Words may not be enough to describe the rapid
and immense growth, evolution and popularity of Abbassi Shaheed hospital. Therefore,
we shall leave it to the numbers and figures that speak for themselves.

• It has the strength of 850 beds and a total of 18 operation theatres for various
departments including Eye, Orthopedics, gynecology and Trauma Centre, etc.

• More than a dozen of specialized departments including Neurosurgery, Cardiology,


Urology, and Radiology.

• A 24/7 emergency and casualty service along with a round the clock medico-legal
department.

• Major modern test facilities including X-Ray and CT-Scans.

• Modern and state-of-the –art technological equipment’s available for all the
departments including specialized units and emergency department.
• Also serves as a training Centre for the laboratory technician, X-ray technician, OT
nursing and midwifery.

• Offers training and educational opportunities for students pursuing higher qualification
such as MCPS, FCPS and FCPS II. January 1974. It was one of the most

• Both professional and education endeavors are recognized by PMDC and other
official bodies that include the College of Physician and Surgeon, Royal College of
Obstetrician & Gynecologists, UK to name a few.

SURGERY SERVICES
in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital offer the services of:
• Bariatric Surgery
• Breast Surgery
• Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
• Dental
• E.N.T
• Endocrine Surgery
• General surgery
• GI/Hepato-pancreatic-biliary Surgery
• Gynecologic Surgery
• Laparoscopic Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmic Surgery
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Orthopedics
• Pediatric Surgery
• Urological procedures
• Weight Loss Surgery

RADIOLOGY SERVICES
Radiology services in Abbassi Shaheed Hospital are given below:

• Angiogram
• Coiling
• CT Scan
• DSA (digital subtraction imaging)
• Embolization
• Fluoroscopy
• Mammogram
• MRI
• Pic line
• X-Ray

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