Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre

The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (J.P.M.C., also known as Jinnah Hospital, Karachi) is located at Rafiqui Shaheed Road in Karachi Cantonment area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] In 2015, approximately one million patients visit the hospital complex annually and it is considered one of the biggest government-operated hospitals in Karachi.[2]

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
Geography
LocationRafiqui Shaheed Road, Karachi Cantonment, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates24°51′N 67°03′E
Organisation
TypePublic hospital
Affiliated universityDow Medical College, Jinnah Sindh Medical University
History
Former name(s)Jinnah Central Hospital
Openedafter 1947
Links
Websitewww.jpmc.edu.pk
ListsHospitals in Pakistan

History and background

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the founder of the nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah was asked for approval to lend his name to the hospital. Jinnah granted the approval with the condition that the hospital be opened to the public.

In 1952, Dow Medical College was attached with the Jinnah Central Hospital. Then after a consolidation of many departments and laboratories in the area, an updated medical institution was opened. The opening ceremony was a big event on 11 April 1959 with President of Pakistan Ayub Khan addressing the audience on the occasion.[1]

In 2007, then Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz formally spoke at the foundation-stone laying ceremony of JPMC Medical Towers and a five-star hotel project.[3]

See also

References
  1. History of Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, jpmc.edu.pk website, Retrieved 2 June 2017
  2. Jinnah Hospital, Karachi on Dawn newspaper website, Published 7 October 2015, Retrieved 2 June 2017
  3. JPMC Medical Towers building, Dawn newspaper, Published 22 March 2007, Retrieved 2 June 2017


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