Benazir Bhutto Hospital, also known as the Rawalpindi General Hospital, is a teaching hospital located on the Murree Road, Rawalpindi,

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. It is a major teaching hospital offering basic specialties as well as psychiatry, orthopaedics, urology and cardiology. It is associated with Rawalpindi Medical University. It is both the place where

Liaqat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan ( ur, ; 1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951), also referred to in Pakistan as ''Quaid-e-Millat'' () or ''Shaheed-e-Millat'' ( ur, lit=Martyr of the Nation, label=none, ), was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theorist ...

died on 16 October 1951 and where Benazir Bhutto died on 27 December 2007. Both were Prime Ministers of Pakistan; both were assassinated in Liaqat National Bagh; and they were treated at the hospital by two doctors both called Khan, who were father and son.

History

The hospital was opened as a district headquarters hospital in 1957.

Departments

* Medicine * Surgery * Gynecology and Obstetrics * Otorhinolaryngology * Ophthalmology *

Pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

Psychiatry Psychiatry is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psych ...

(upgraded to Institute of Psychiatry) * Orthopedic Surgery *

Urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

Radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiat ...

Cardiology Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular h ...

Dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist medica ...

The Psychiatry Department has been upgraded to the Institute of Psychiatry, the first of its kind in Punjab. The Institute of Psychiatry is also the regional center of W.H.O. for mental health.

Notes

Memorials to Benazir Bhutto Teaching hospitals in Pakistan Hospitals established in 1957 1957 establishments in Pakistan Hospitals in Rawalpindi {{Pakistan-hospital-stub