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.
PNS Rahat | |
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Active | 1954 - Present |
Country | Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Navy |
Type | Military hospital |
Size | 200-bed Hospital in 2006 |
Nickname(s) | Pakistan Naval Hospital Complex-II |
Motto(s) | To conduct basic, mid career and specialized professional courses for Officers, AFNS Officers and Sailors of Medical Branch of Pakistan Navy and Allied Navies. |
Commanders | |
Surgeon Commander of Pakistan Navy | Major General Ijaz Ahmed HI(M), Surgeon General |
PNS Rahat was established in 1954, by the United States Navy. It was commissioned on 20 October 1994,[1] 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. [2][3]
The hospital was first upgraded in 1973.[1]
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