Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) is a major public-sector teaching hospital in Karachi, located on Rafiqui Shaheed Road in Karachi Cantonment. With about 1,600\u20131,900 beds, it serves roughly 1.8 million patients annually and provides free or highly subsidized care as a cornerstone of Pakistan’s public healthcare system.<\/p>\n
Situated on Rafiqui Shaheed Road near Regent Plaza, the hospital is accessible via buses, ambulances, private vehicles, and military transport. It operates 24\/7 and can be contacted at +92\u201121\u201199201300. As part of Karachi’s public-health network, JPMC sits alongside facilities such as Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Karachi<\/a>.<\/p>\n Other prominent public hospitals in Karachi include Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Karachi<\/a> and Various Sindh Government Hospitals Karachi<\/a>.<\/p>\n JPMC hosts a comprehensive range of departments, including Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics\/Gynecology, Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Nephrology, Oncology, and more<\/p>\n As an affiliated teaching hospital of Jinnah Sindh Medical University and Sindh Medical College, JPMC trains medical students, postgraduate doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and paramedics. Its Basic Medical Sciences Institute is a national training hub<\/p>\n JPMC is part of a broader public-health network in Karachi, alongside facilities such as Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Karachi<\/a> and Various Sindh Government Hospitals Karachi<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yes \u2014 emergency and trauma services operate around the clock; most OPDs run 8\u202fAM to 1\u202fPM from Monday to Saturday<\/p>\n Yes \u2014 OPD slips are minimal (around Rs\u202f20), and lab tests, imaging, surgeries, and medicines are provided free or heavily subsidized<\/p>\n Appointments are made at departmental OPD counters; walk-ins and emergencies are handled daily. Contact at (021)\u202f99201300<\/p>\n Yes \u2014 JPMC offers paid and unpaid internships across all major specialities; noted as excellent for surgical exposure with manageable hours<\/p>\nHistory & Affiliation<\/h2>\n
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