The Pakistan Navy Station Shifa (reporting name:PNS Shifa) is a military hospital located in the Clifton Cantonment in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]
| PNS Shifa | |
|---|---|
 Badge of Pakistan Navy | |
| Active | 1953 |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Branch |  Pakistan Navy |
| Type | Military hospital |
| Size | 886 Bedded Hospital in 2023 |
| Garrison/HQ | Clifton, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nickname(s) | SHIFA |
The Pakistan Navy identify the PNS Shifa its premium medical training facility and distinguished as "Pakistan Navy Medical Training School."[2]
History
editPakistan Navy Medical Training School
editThe Pakistan Navy Medical Training School was established with the crucial help from the British Royal Navy's Medical Service in 1953.[2] Since then, the PNS Shifa has been a military medical training institution and has been repurposed several times with Navy's intend to build the facility as a medical school for the Navy.[2] In 1970, it was known as Medical Assistant Training School and, later, as "Pakistan Navy Nursing School" in 1982.[2] In 2006, it was renamed to its current name and began providing teachings and instructions to the postgraduate medical students when the facility was expanded from 600-beds to 800-beds..[3][4]
The Pakistan Navy Medical Training School is an accredited medical school by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PNS SHIFA Hospital · Main Korangi Rd، near Kala Pul, Clifton, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan". PNS SHIFA Hospital · Main Korangi Rd، near Kala Pul, Clifton, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "PNS Shifa". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "(Chief of the Naval Staff) CNS Zaka inaugurates advanced cardiac unit at PNS Shifa". The News International (newspaper). 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "PNS Shifa Hospital". Pakistan Navy, Government of Pakistan website. 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ PNS Shifa is an accredited hospital by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan website, Retrieved 25 February 2022
External links
edit- "Pakistan Navy Hospitals". Pakistan Navy website. 2 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
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