Pakistan Navy has elaborate health care facilities, both at Islamabad and Karachi. SHIFA, its hospital at Karachi is a 600-bed hospital, established in 1956. Another 200 bed hospital called RAHAT is also located in Karachi to share the load of PNS SHIFA. It started as sick bay PNS KARSAZ in 1954. Upgraded to naval medical center PNS KARSAZ in 1973. Commissioned as PNS RAHAT hospital on 20th October 1994. Surge Cdr (Late) RASHID AHMED KHAN PN was appointed as first commanding officer. It provides outdoor as well as indoor treatment facilities. The hospital has a team of highly qualified medical doctors and surgeons, providing the best services to those who are engaged in the defence of this country. Similar health facilities exist at Navy’s Islamabad hospital, called HAFEEZ. Specialised Units Specialised units with state of the art equipment exist in the following areas.

The roles of PN Hospitals are:

• To deal with emergency round the clock (24 hrs)
• To provide reception and treatment of the sick and wounded personnel of Pakistan armed forces and civilians armed forces when required.
• To provide medical cover and hospitalization facilities as indoor and outdoor patients to certain non entitled categories under special Governments sanction.
• To provide specialized outdoor/indoor to retired arm forces officers their families and retired arm forces personnel.
• To provide indoor/indoor treatments to families of retied CPOs, sailors (through Bahria Foundation ).
• Medical board for impalement and categorization.
• Medical examination for civilians for enrolments in Pakistan Navy.
• Medical board for impalement and categorization.

FACILITIES  

• OUT DOOR FACILITIES
  
       I.  MI ROOM
      II.  STAFF SURGEON
     III.  FWC(FAMILY OPD
  
  

• IN DOOR FACILITIES
  
       I.  OFFICER WARD
      II.  MEDICAL WARD
     III.  SURICAL WARD
    IV.  ICU
     V.  OPERATION THEATRE
    VI.  OFFICERS FAMILY WARD(GEN)
  VII.   OFFICERS FAMILY WARD(GYNAE)
  VIII.  CPOs SAILORS FAMILY WARD(GEN)
    IX.  CPOs SAILORS FAMILY WARD(GYNAE)
     X.  LABOUR ROOM
    XI.  CT SCAN