PNS Rahat Hospital

Pakistani military unit

PNS Rahat

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

Military unit

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,^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b "PNS Rahat Hospital". Pakistan Navy, Government of Pakistan website. 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Lubna Khalid (December 2019). "Defenders of our sea frontiers". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi (27 May 2011). "Every man dies, not every man really lives". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 26 February 2022.

External links

Pakistan Navy Hospitals

Military medicine in Pakistan

Pakistan Army Medical Corps

National University of
Medical Sciences

Armed Forces Institutes	Cardiology Dentistry Mental Health Ophthalmology Pathology Radiology and Imaging Rehabilitation Medicine Transfusion Urology
Affiliates	Kharian Medical College Lahore Medical College Wah Medical College

Combined Military
Hospitals

Abbottabad
Bahawalpur
Kharian
Lahore
Malir Cantonment, Karachi
Multan
Pano Aqil
Peshawar
Quetta
Rawalpindi
Sialkot

Others

Military Hospital Rawalpindi
Pakistan Air Force Hospitals

Pakistan Navy

Affiliates

Fauji Foundation Hospitals
Frontier Corps Hospital
Punjab Rangers Hospital
Sindh Rangers Hospital

Pakistan Navy

Leadership

Commander-in-Chief
- President of Pakistan
Chief Executive
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
Parliament
- Senate Committee on Defence
- National Assembly Committee on Defence
Cabinet Committee on National Security

Ministries	Defence Secretary Defence Production
Naval Headquarters	Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of Naval Staff Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Commander of Fleet Commander Central Punjab Flag Officer Sea Training Assistant Chiefs of the Naval Staff Serving Admirals

Commands

Coastal Command
Northern Command
Western Command
Navy Strategic Forces
Surface Fleet
Submarine Force
Navy Special Service Group
Marines

Administrative arms

Bases	Karachi Jinnah Kalmat Zafar Ahsan Akram Hameed Iqbal Mehran Marines Manora Qasim
Administrative branches	Naval Air Arm Hydrography Judge Advocate General Naval Intelligence Naval Police Maritime Security Agency Nursing Service Ordnance
Medical	Darmaan Jah Rahat Shifa Hafeez

Affiliated
organisations

Bahria Foundation	Bahria Maritime Works Organization Bahria Schools and Colleges
Defence Industry	Martime Technologies Complex Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works
Sports	Navy Cricket Navy F.C.
Ports	Port Qasim Karachi Port Trust Gwadar Port

Education
and
Training

Service training	Pakistan Naval Academy Bootcamp Himalaya Pakistan Marine Academy
Bahria University	Bahria College Islamabad
National Defence University	Naval War College
National University of Sciences and Technology	College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Military College of Engineering Military College of Signals Pakistan Navy Engineering College College of Aeronautical Engineering
Training formations	School of Infantry and Tactics School of Logistics and Management Naval Warfare School Technical School
Preparatory colleges	Cadet College Ormara Cadet College Petaro