Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

Infobox Hospital
Name = Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi
Org/Group = Aga Khan Health Services


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Location =
Region = Karachi
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Country = Pakistan
HealthCare = Private
Type = Teaching
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Standards = ISO
JCI accredited July 2006
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Affiliation= Aga Khan University
Beds = 542
Founded = 1985
Closed =
Website = http://www.aku.edu/akuh/
Wiki-Links = List of Aga Khan Hospitals|The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi (AKUH) was established in 1985 as the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University’s (AKU) Faculty of Health Sciences. Founded by His Highness the Aga Khan, the hospital provides a broad range of secondary and tertiary care, including diagnosis of disease and team management of patient care. The hospital’s multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and care ensures a continuum of safe and high quality care for patients - with all services under one roof.

The hospital promotes the Aga Khan University's objective of promoting human welfare in general, and the welfare of the people of Pakistan in particular, by disseminating knowledge and providing instruction, training, research, and service in the health sciences. Aga Khan University is Pakistan's largest private medical institute and hospital.

Facilities

AKUH has 504 beds in operation and its in-patients have the region’s lowest average length of stay of 4.0 days. The hospital is equipped to diagnose and treat medical (including cardiac), surgical, obstetric and gynecology, pediatrics and psychiatry patients.cite web |url=http://www.aku.edu/akuh/aboutus/intro/intro.shtml |title=AKU-Hospital Introduction" |accessdate=2007-01-08] A total of 542 beds, 122 Private and 117 Semi-Private air-conditioned rooms, 251 General Ward beds and 52 special care beds are available in ICU, CCU and NICU. The Hospital has 11 main Operating Theaters . In addition to these, there are 4 Operating Theaters in Surgical Day Care and 1 in Obs/Gyn. Day Care Surgeries are performed at AKUH.State-of-the-art Pharmacy, Radiology (including nuclear medicine), Laboratory, Cardiopulmonary, Neurophysiology and Physiological Measurement services are available at AKUH. To facilitate public accessibility and convenience, AKUH Laboratory operates 47 phlebotomy or specimen collection centers in Karachi and all major cities of Pakistan.

Accreditation

In July, 2006,AKUH received Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation. [cite web |url=http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/international.asp?durki=10241&site=109&return=7693 |title=Joint Commission International (JCI) Accredited Organizations |accessdate=2007-01-06] [cite news |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=34191 |title=273 graduates awarded degrees at AKU convocation |publisher=The News International, Pakistan |accessdate=2007-01-06]

Address

Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi 74800,Pakistan

Tel: [phone]Fax: [phone]

Footnotes

ee also

*Aga Khan University Hospitals
*Aga Khan University
*Aga Khan Development Network

External links

*cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/2006/11/08/local12.htm |title=KARACHI: AKU to add 100 more beds |publisher=Dawn (Pakistan) |date=2006-11-08 |accessdate=2007-01-08
*cite web | url=http://www.aku.edu/ | title=The Aga Khan University | accessdate=2006-11-14
*cite web | url=http://www.agakhanhospitals.org/ | title=The Aga Khan Hospitals | accessdate=2006-11-14
*cite web | url=http://www.akdn.org/ | title=The Aga Khan Development Network | accessdate=2006-11-14

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