PNS Rahat Hospital explained

Unit Name:	PNS Rahat
Dates:	1954 - Present
Size:	200-bed Hospital in 2006
Nickname:	Pakistan Naval Hospital Complex-II
Motto:	To conduct basic, mid career and specialized professional courses for Officers, AFNS Officers and Sailors of Medical Branch of Pakistan Navy and Allied Navies.
Commander1:	Major General Ijaz Ahmed HI(M), Surgeon General
Commander1 Label:	Surgeon Commander of Pakistan Navy

The Pakistan Navy Ship Rahat, or PNS Rahat Hospital, is a Pakistan Naval hospital and a medical treatment facility. It is located at Karsaz Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

History

PNS Rahat was established in 1954, by the United States Navy. It was commissioned on 20 October 1994, and Vice-Admiral Rashid Ahmad Khan was appointed its first Surgeon-General of the PNS Rahat. The hospital has a team of Pakistan Navy medical doctors, surgeons & paramedical staff(AFNS officers & Medical Technicians) providing the best services to patients. ^{[1] [2]}

The hospital was first upgraded in 1973.^[3]

See also

• List of hospitals in Karachi

External links

• Pakistan Navy Hospitals

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Notes and References

1. News: Defenders of our sea frontiers . Lubna Khalid . December 2019. The News International (newspaper). 26 February 2022.
2. News: Every man dies, not every man really lives . Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi. 27 May 2011. Dawn (newspaper). 26 February 2022.
3. Web site: PNS Rahat Hospital. 2 July 2006. 28 September 2007. 26 February 2022. dead. Pakistan Navy, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928034306/http://www.paknavy.gov.pk/hospitals.htm.