| Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Teaching |
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| Standards | ISO 9001:2000 |
| Beds | 700 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958 as National Hospital Renamed later as Liaquat National Hospital |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.lnh.edu.pk/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
The Liaquat National Hospital is located at Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Soon after Independence the Red Cross Fete Committee, which was chaired by Syed Wajid Ali, raised about PKR 800,000 through meena bazaars organized under the guidance of Rana Liaquat Ali Khan. At a meeting chaired by Khan, the committee decided to establish a national hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Malik Ghulam Muhammad, the governor-general of Pakistan, laid the foundation stone of the hospital on 23 February 1953. After completion, president of Pakistan, Iskander Mirza, inaugurated it on 16 October 1958. [1]
In memory of Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan who was assassinated in 1951, the national hospital was renamed later as Liaquat National Hospital. [1]
Syed Wajid Ali was selected as the president of a committee of citizens, philanthropists, technocrats and government functionaries on November 5, 1958, and remained so till his death in 2008. [1]
In 1978, the institute entered into the field of education. Today,[ when? ] it plays a role as a leading postgraduate medical centre having a school of nursing, a school of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, a College of Medical Laboratory Technology, and offers technical courses in a spectrum of services.
Now,[ when? ] the hospital has 700 beds with 32 specialty services, providing diagnostic and therapeutic facilities. The hospital has a residency training program, representing a majority of the existing disciplines.
Recognised for fellowship by the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, including disciplines which are also recognised by the Royal Colleges in the UK. [5]
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