Burhani Hospital
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The Burhani Hospittal, is located at the heart of a congested business area where the paper market is located, on Tayebjee Road, Garikhata, Saddar Town
, Karachi
, Sindh
, Pakistan
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The Burhani Hospital, earlier called the Abdulhusain Marvi Maternity Home. the hospital established and managed by the Dawoodi Bohra
Community. Mr. Abdulhusain Karimji Marvi donated a piece of land, to start the Abdulhusain Marvi Maternity Home for the members of the Dawoodi Bohra community. On June 1, 1945, the management of the maternity home was handed over to the Burhani Board which continued to oversee the functions of the clinic till January 2004. The board at that time was also managing another hospital, now called the Saifee Hospital
. On May 27, 1978, the board upgraded and converted the facility into a full-fledged general hospital. Thus
the Burhani Hospital Trust was established and re-registered on January 13, 2004.
The hospital is a four-storey building, with neatly laid-out marble floors and a reception area at the entrance. Space is vital and each corner is utilized to the maximum. It is the only distinguishable hospital in the area and till today continues to serve the lower and middle class of society. Equipped with modern facilities, the
hospital strives to give the best health service to society. Some of the city's best and renowned doctors practise at Burhani Hospital both as full-time and visiting specialists.
The Intensive Care Unit is an 8-bed facility equipped with modern machines and has an ECG, Defibrillator, Central Monitor, Multi Parameter Monitors and Ventilators. The Dialysis Unit offers 24 hours service to kidney patients and is equipped with Dialysis Machines, a Water Purifier and Water Dialyser reprocessing system. The 2 Operation Theatres cater to both minor and major operations related to General Surgery. In the X-Ray Radiology department an average of 900 X-rays of all kinds are taken each month. The laboratory is a modern certified lab equipped to undertake various pathology tests. Burhani's sophisticated Ultra Sound Unit provides Whole Body Colour Doppler Ultrasound and Easote Biomedica
Colour Doppler Scanner with phased array and high frequency probes.
A huge complex is being constructed by the community which encompasses a
multi-story building for the Bohra Community Centre. The Burhani Trust under a signed agreement has acquired four floors which will be directly linked through a bridge on the fourth floor that will join the complex with the present hospital. The outlay for the 4 floors has been designed by Mr. Maqsood Alvi who has the distinction of designing portions of the Aga Khan Hospital
, Karachi. Once completed the building will bring state of the art medical facilities to the residents of the paper market and its surrounding areas.
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Saddar Town
Saddar Town is a town in the central part of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The word Saddar generally means the “centre” and also “head” . The town is bordered by Jamshed Town and Clifton Cantonment to the east, Kiamari Town and the Arabian Sea to the south and Lyari Town to the west...
, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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The Burhani Hospital, earlier called the Abdulhusain Marvi Maternity Home. the hospital established and managed by the Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra is a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa Islām. While the Dawoodi Bohra is based in India, their belief system originates in Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatimid Caliphate and where they were persecuted due to their differences from mainstream Sunni Islam...
Community. Mr. Abdulhusain Karimji Marvi donated a piece of land, to start the Abdulhusain Marvi Maternity Home for the members of the Dawoodi Bohra community. On June 1, 1945, the management of the maternity home was handed over to the Burhani Board which continued to oversee the functions of the clinic till January 2004. The board at that time was also managing another hospital, now called the Saifee Hospital
Saifee Hospital (Karachi)
The Saifee Hospital, is located in the heart of the residential area of Hyderi, North Nazimabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Saifee hospital is one of the leading medical institutions in serving...
. On May 27, 1978, the board upgraded and converted the facility into a full-fledged general hospital. Thus
the Burhani Hospital Trust was established and re-registered on January 13, 2004.
The hospital is a four-storey building, with neatly laid-out marble floors and a reception area at the entrance. Space is vital and each corner is utilized to the maximum. It is the only distinguishable hospital in the area and till today continues to serve the lower and middle class of society. Equipped with modern facilities, the
hospital strives to give the best health service to society. Some of the city's best and renowned doctors practise at Burhani Hospital both as full-time and visiting specialists.
The Intensive Care Unit is an 8-bed facility equipped with modern machines and has an ECG, Defibrillator, Central Monitor, Multi Parameter Monitors and Ventilators. The Dialysis Unit offers 24 hours service to kidney patients and is equipped with Dialysis Machines, a Water Purifier and Water Dialyser reprocessing system. The 2 Operation Theatres cater to both minor and major operations related to General Surgery. In the X-Ray Radiology department an average of 900 X-rays of all kinds are taken each month. The laboratory is a modern certified lab equipped to undertake various pathology tests. Burhani's sophisticated Ultra Sound Unit provides Whole Body Colour Doppler Ultrasound and Easote Biomedica
Colour Doppler Scanner with phased array and high frequency probes.
A huge complex is being constructed by the community which encompasses a
multi-story building for the Bohra Community Centre. The Burhani Trust under a signed agreement has acquired four floors which will be directly linked through a bridge on the fourth floor that will join the complex with the present hospital. The outlay for the 4 floors has been designed by Mr. Maqsood Alvi who has the distinction of designing portions of the Aga Khan Hospital
Aga Khan University Hospital
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi was established in 1985 as the primary teaching site of the Aga Khan University’s 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...
, Karachi. Once completed the building will bring state of the art medical facilities to the residents of the paper market and its surrounding areas.
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