Civil Hospital Karachi OPD Timings: 8am to 2pm, All 31 Clinics, Emergency and Phone Number
Civil Hospital Karachi OPD runs 8am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday, and the emergency is open 24 hours. See all 31 clinics, the OPD steps and both phone numbers.
Civil Hospital Karachi runs its outpatient department (OPD) from 8am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday, and the OPD is closed on Sunday. The emergency department and the pharmacy are open 24 hours, 7 days a week. The hospital's contact page lists (021) 99215740.
The hospital's website calls it Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau, Civil Hospital Karachi, and it has been the teaching hospital of Dow Medical College since 1945. It saw 1,473,002 OPD visits in 2023-24, so the early hours matter. Below are the timings, all 31 listed clinics, the emergencies, the numbers and how to ask for free treatment. We read the hospital's website on 27 October 2026.
Civil Hospital Karachi OPD runs 8am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday
The hospital's own website gives its working hours in the footer: OPD from 8am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday, with the OPD closed on Sunday. The emergency department and pharmacy work 24x7.
| Service | Hours |
|---|---|
| OPD, Monday to Saturday | 8:00am to 2:00pm |
| OPD, Sunday | Closed |
| Emergency department | 24 hours, 7 days |
| Pharmacy | 24 hours, 7 days |
Six hours is a short window for a hospital this busy. Our arithmetic from the hospital's figure of 1,473,002 OPD visits in 2023-24 gives about 4,700 visits on each of the roughly 313 working days. Reach the registration counter by 8:30am.
The page does not mention a shorter Friday. Some government OPDs close early on Friday, so on that day arrive earlier still.
Civil Hospital Karachi lists 31 outpatient clinics
The hospital's departments page lists 31 outpatient clinics. They range from general medicine and surgery to a rabies prevention centre, an AIDS clinic and a drug and poison information centre.
- Medicine side: medicine, cardiology (heart), neurology, gastroenterology (stomach and liver), hepatitis, diabetes, dermatology (skin), psychiatry, oncology (cancer), paediatrics, critical care and pain.
- Surgery side: general surgery, surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, orthopaedics (bone), ophthalmology (eye), ENT, plastic surgery, thoracic (chest) surgery, vascular (blood vessel) surgery, paediatric surgery and the Burns Center.
- Women: gynae and obstetrics.
- Others: dentistry, physiotherapy, radiology, the AIDS clinic, the Rabies Prevention Management Centre and the Drug and Poison Information Center.
The Burns Center sits in the old Victoria Block, also called the Jubilee Block, which is a protected heritage building. The hospital also lists a Thalassemia Center and a rehabilitation centre among its support services.
For a dog bite, go to the Rabies Prevention Management Centre the same day. The first dose of a rabies vaccine should not wait for a convenient OPD slot.
The emergency has four parts and stays open round the clock
Civil Hospital lists four emergency services: Accident and Emergency, a Burn Emergency, a Gynae and Obstetrics emergency, and a Paediatric Emergency. The medicine emergency alone handled 532,005 patients in 2023-24, according to the hospital's home page.
| Figure for 2023-24 | Patients or tests |
|---|---|
| Out Patient Department | 1,473,002 |
| Radiology | 1,113,006 |
| Medicine Emergency | 532,005 |
| Indoor patients (admitted) | 72,704 |
For chest pain, a stroke, heavy bleeding, a burn, labour pains or a sick child, skip the OPD and go straight to the matching emergency. To get there by ambulance in Karachi, call 1122 for a free Sindh ambulance.
How to see a doctor at Civil Hospital Karachi
An OPD visit at a big government hospital follows the same pattern. Bring your original CNIC, old prescriptions and reports, and a list of your medicines. For a child, bring the B-form and the vaccination card.
- Reach the hospital on Mission Road by 8:30am, Monday to Saturday.
- Get an OPD slip at the registration counter for the clinic you need.
- Queue at that clinic and wait for your turn.
- Take any ordered test to radiology or the lab, and come back before 2pm if the doctor wants the result the same day.
- Collect medicines from the OPD pharmacy if they are prescribed from hospital stock.
The hospital has an Additional Medical Superintendent for OPDs and vaccination, and a separate officer in charge of the OPD pharmacy. If a clinic is shut or a doctor does not come, ask at the OPD office.
Ask the Zakat and Bait-ul-Mal desk if you cannot pay
Civil Hospital Karachi has an Additional Medical Superintendent for administration, Zakat and Bait-ul-Mal. That office handles help for patients who cannot afford medicines or procedures.
Sindh has a set route for free treatment from Zakat in Sindh government hospitals, with a form and a ceiling on the help. Take your CNIC and the doctor's prescription to the office before you buy anything outside.
Civil Hospital Karachi phone number and address
The contact page lists (021) 99215740 and info@chk.gov.pk. The address is Mission Road, near Civil Hospital Masjid, New Labour Colony, Nanakwara, Karachi.
The same website's footer prints (021) 99521740, with two digits swapped. We could not tell which is right without calling, so try 99215740 first and the other if it fails. If you face bad treatment or a demand for money, you can complain about a hospital or doctor in Sindh.
Common questions
What are Civil Hospital Karachi OPD timings?
8am to 2pm, Monday to Saturday. The OPD is closed on Sunday.
Is Civil Hospital Karachi emergency open 24 hours?
Yes. The emergency department and the pharmacy work 24x7, according to the hospital's website.
What is the phone number of Civil Hospital Karachi?
The contact page lists (021) 99215740. The footer shows (021) 99521740. For an ambulance, call 1122.
Where is Civil Hospital Karachi?
On Mission Road, near Civil Hospital Masjid, in Nanakwara, Karachi. It has been the teaching hospital of Dow Medical College since 1945.
Does Civil Hospital Karachi treat dog bites?
Yes. It lists a Rabies Prevention Management Centre among its clinics. Go the same day.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
We read Civil Hospital Karachi's official website on 27 October 2026: the home page (2023-24 figures), the about page (founded 1898, Dow Medical College from 1945), the departments page (31 outpatient clinics, emergencies, support services and the working hours in the footer), the contact page and the officers list. The two phone numbers on the site conflict, as noted above. We did not find clinic days, OPD fees or a Friday timing.
About the author
Public Services and Education Journalist
Fajr Riaz is a journalist and content writer at Pakistan Era, based in Lahore. She covers the questions people meet in everyday life in Pakistan: how a public service works, what a change in the rules means, and where to find a reliable answer.
