| Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Rafiqui Shaheed Road,Karachi Cantonment,Karachi,Sindh, Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°51′N67°03′E / 24.850°N 67.050°E /24.850; 67.050 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Teaching, District General Hospital |
| Affiliated university | Sindh Medical College Jinnah Sindh Medical University |
| Patron | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1600 |
| History | |
| Former name | Jinnah Central Hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
TheJinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), formerly known asRAF Hospital No. 10,Pakistan Central Hospital, andJinnah Central Hospital, is a publichealthcare institute located atRafiqui Shaheed Road inKarachi Cantonment area ofKarachi,Sindh,Pakistan.[1][2]
In 2017, approximately 1.8 million patients visit the hospital complex annually and it is considered one of the biggest government-operated hospitals in Karachi. Jinnah Hospital is one of the oldest, biggest public health care hospital in Karachi, a city of 15 million population.[1][3][4]
The current Executive Director is Shahid Rasul who has led since 2021.[5][6]
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) was established in 1948 when RAF Hospital No. 10 was renamed Pakistan Central Hospital.[4][7] In 1949, it was renamed Jinnah Central Hospital in honor ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah.[4]
In 1952,Dow Medical College was attached with the Jinnah Central Hospital. The hospital started with 100 beds and by 1959 it had expanded to 500 beds. The Basic Medical Sciences Institute (BMSI) was founded in 1958-59.[4]
In 1962, Jinnah Central Hospital merged with Basic Medical Sciences Institute to form Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, increasing its capacity to 1,250 beds. In 1978, the Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery units were transferred to the nearbyNational Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD). By 1990, NICVD became an independent institution with its own director.[4]
In 1979,General Zia-ul-Haq's government had made plans to upgrade this hospital into a federal university. So did former prime ministerNawaz Sharif who expressed the same sentiment about this big hospital and its adjoining complex in the early 1990s. Jinnah Hospital (JPMC) administration itself suggested the nameJinnah University of Health Sciences, if that actually happens.[2]
In 2007, thenPrime Minister of PakistanShaukat Aziz formally spoke at the foundation-stone laying ceremony of JPMC Medical Towers and a five-star hotel project.[8]
In 2017, it had nearly 3,000 people working in this hospital. A state of the art, $25 million outpatient department is to open in 2018.[3]
The Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi faces a tremendous number of problems, mainly lack of funds despite being a government-funded institute.[1]
