DHA City Karachi (DCK) Healthcare City
DHA City Karachi is an excellent example of professional planning and is built along the international standards. The project also incorporate a DHA City Karachi (DCK) Health Care City. This aims to provide the inhabitants with health care facilities that enhance the quality of life and help those in need of medical care. The Healthcare City is situated along the Super Highway and within the DHA City Karachi (DCK) district itself. The site for the Healthcare City has been chosen carefully keeping in mind the skilled labor, the patient population, and its proximity from the areas close-by.
In addition to this, the DHA City DCK Healthcare City also facilitates those pursuing a career in medicine and therefore includes the following as a part of the master plan:
- Outpatient Development
- Inpatient Development
- Teaching and Training Hospital
- Hotel and Retail Facilities
- Medical Staff and Student Hostel and Housing Facilities
- Parking Space and Other Support Facilities
An interesting feature of the DCK Healthcare City is the shape of its construction which has been done in such a manner that it looks like a spiral shape so as to represent the Golden Spirit of Health. Other facilities which can be accessed in the DCK Healthcare City include:
- 50 Beds for Sports Injuries and the Orthopedic Center
- 100 Beds for Nuclear Medicine and Radio Therapy Treatment
- 100 Beds for Cancer Care
- 1000 Beds for the Teaching and training hospital and main tertiary
- 250 Beds for Heart and Thalassemia Care
- 100 Beds for Eye Care and Plastic Surgery Cases
- 150 Beds for Psychiatric Care
- 50 Beds for Treating Emergency Cases
- 100 Beds for Old Age Rehab Center
- 350 Students for the DCK School of Medicine
- Student and Faculty Housing Facilities