Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Explained

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital عباسی شہید ہسپتال
Org/Group:	Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)^[1]
Region:	Karachi
State:	Sindh
Country:	Pakistan
Affiliation:	College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan^[2]
Beds:	850^[3]
Founded:	1974
Website:	http://kmdc.edu.pk/abbassi-shaheed-hospital/

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (Urdu: {{nq|عباسی شہید ہسپتال) is a teaching hospital located in Paposh Nagar neighborhood of Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.^[3]

History

The hospital was constructed in the early 1970s^[4] and serves the residents of northern part of the city (Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, North Karachi, F. B. Area, Orangi Town etc.) with an estimated population of nearly 1 million. It is the Karachi's 3rd largest government hospital after Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and Civil Hospital.

This hospital was constructed by the city government 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.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of hospitals in Karachi
• List of hospitals in Pakistan

Notes and References

1. News: 13 KMC-run hospitals may have trouble dealing with emergencies on polling day . 25 February 2022 . Dawn (newspaper) . July 18, 2018. Tahir Siddiqui.
2. https://www.cpsp.edu.pk/files/news_notifications/CPSP_Public_Notice.pdf Accredited hospital by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan
3. Web site: ABBASSI SHAHEED HOSPITAL . Karachi Medical & Dental College website.
4. Web site: Brief About ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL. https://web.archive.org/web/20130728103714/http://kmdc.edu.pk/hospital.html . dead . 28 July 2013 . 25 February 2022 . Karachi Medical and Dental College website.
5. Web site: While some romanticise war, families like mine pay the price. Maryam. Hassan. 21 March 2019. DAWN.COM.
6. Web site: Major Ziauddin Abbasi (SJ): The Unsung Hero of Battle of Chawinda.