Get Free Treatment at Indus Hospital: Locations, Timings and Numbers
Indus Hospital treats every patient free, with no income test. Korangi, Lahore, Multan, Badin and Islamabad addresses, OPD timings, phone numbers and steps.
Indus Hospital treats patients free of cost, with no bill to the patient or the family. To be seen, go in person to the outpatient clinic or the emergency department of an Indus hospital. The Karachi Korangi Campus runs outpatient clinics from 8 am to 8 pm, and its emergency is open 24 hours. Its phone number is 021-111-111-880.
We read the Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) website on 2 October 2026. Every hospital page we opened says the same thing: care is free for everyone who walks in. Indus says it helps more than 278,000 patients a month. There is no income test on its pages and no card to apply for. The hard part is the queue, not the paperwork.
Indus Hospital treats every patient free, with no income test
Indus Hospital and Health Network is a not-for-profit network. Its homepage says it gives care to all, regardless of ability to pay, and lists the cost to the patient and family as zero. Its hospital pages repeat that treatment is completely free of cost.
That is unusual in Pakistan. Most free schemes, such as the Sehat Card or Bait-ul-Mal, check your CNIC, your income or your district first. Indus pages describe no such test. If you need help paying at another hospital instead, Bait-ul-Mal medical assistance works through a different route.
Indus is not run by the government, but it does work with it. Its network page says it runs 12 multidisciplinary hospitals, some managed in partnership with the government. The Badin hospital, for example, was formerly the district headquarters hospital, and Indus now runs it.
Indus hospitals, addresses and timings
The two main campuses are Korangi in Karachi and Jubilee Town in Lahore. Indus also runs hospitals in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Badin, Gwadar, Islamabad and Bhong. Outpatient timings differ by hospital, so check the row for yours before you travel.
| Hospital | Where | Outpatient clinics | Emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korangi Campus, 300 beds | Plot C-76, Sector 31/5, Korangi Crossing, Karachi | 8 am to 8 pm | 24 hours |
| QF, NST and SMP Campus | Plot 779-802, Block B, near Mian Chowk, Jubilee Town, Lahore | Not listed | Not listed |
| Multan Institute of Kidney Diseases | Sher Shah Road, near Bahawalpur Bypass, Multan | 8:30 am to 5 pm | 24 hours |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital, 342 beds | Muzaffargarh | 8 am to 4 pm | Not listed |
| Dr. Sikandar Ali Mandhro Civil Hospital, 344 beds | Badin | 8:30 am to 4 pm | Not listed |
| GDA Pak-China Friendship Hospital, 150 beds | Gwadar | 9 am to 4 pm, family medicine to 8 pm | Not listed |
| Margalla Hospital, 160 beds | Kuri Road, Mohran Jejan, Islamabad | Not listed | 24 hours |
Indus also lists a 20-bed hospital at PIB Colony in Karachi, the 106-bed Sheikh Saeed Memorial maternity hospital in Korangi, a 23-bed hospital at Bhong in Rahim Yar Khan district, and a children's cancer unit at Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Hospital in Quetta.
How to get treated at Indus Hospital, step by step
Indus does not describe an online registration on its website. You register at the hospital itself. Go to the family medicine or outpatient counter during clinic hours, or straight to emergency if it is urgent. Take your CNIC and old reports.
- Pick the right hospital. Use the table above. For kidney problems in South Punjab, the Multan kidney institute is the specialist one.
- Arrive early on a weekday. Korangi saw 410,145 outpatient visits in 2022 to 2023, by its own count. Morning queues are long.
- Take your CNIC, or the B-Form for a child. This is our advice, not a published rule. It helps the counter create your record.
- Take all old reports and medicines. Doctors decide faster when they can see earlier tests and prescriptions.
- Keep the patient number you are given. Korangi says it runs fully paperless, so your file lives in its computer system. Quote the number on every visit.
Indus emergency departments are free and open 24 hours
Indus says its emergency services are free and staffed around the clock, for both adults and children. You do not need an appointment for emergency care. If the patient cannot travel safely, call an ambulance first and then go to the nearest emergency.
The emergency page lists emergency, trauma and resuscitation care, with separate departments for children and adults. Korangi alone counted 208,771 emergency visits in 2022 to 2023. In a true emergency, call 1122 in Punjab, KP and other areas where Rescue 1122 runs, and let the crew decide the nearest suitable hospital.
Services Indus offers beyond the general clinic
Indus lists childhood cancer care, a blood centre, physical rehabilitation, mental health support, dialysis in Multan and maternity care. Some services exist only at certain campuses, so ask the family medicine doctor to refer you inside the network.
- Childhood cancer: Korangi has one of the largest children's cancer units in Pakistan, according to Indus. It says it has treated more than 8,514 children with cancer.
- Physical rehabilitation: the Korangi centre offers physiotherapy, artificial limbs and braces, psychological therapy, and speech and hearing services.
- Mental health: an adult psychosocial service offers psychological care, palliative care and social services.
- Kidney care: the Multan institute lists dialysis, urology, lithotripsy and nephrology.
A separate WHO plan for free childhood cancer medicines in Pakistani hospitals is still being prepared. Indus care for children with cancer is free now.
Report anyone who asks you for money at Indus
Treatment at Indus should cost you nothing. Donation counters exist, but giving is voluntary. If anyone asks you to pay for treatment or a faster turn, report it in confidence to whistleblower@tih.org.pk, the email Indus publishes for misconduct.
We found no paid online registration for patients on the Indus website. Its official address is indushospital.org.pk.
Common questions
Is Indus Hospital really free?
Yes. Indus says treatment is free of cost to all patients, and lists the cost to the patient and family as zero.
Do I need to be poor or prove my income to get treated at Indus?
No. We found no income test on any Indus page. Its homepage says it treats everyone regardless of ability to pay.
What are the Indus Hospital Korangi timings?
Outpatient clinics run from 8 am to 8 pm. Emergency and inpatient services run 24 hours, seven days a week.
What is the Indus Hospital phone number?
For the Korangi Campus in Karachi, Indus lists 021-111-111-880 and 021-35112709 to 17. For the Multan kidney institute it lists 061-8048600.
Can I book an Indus appointment online?
We found no online patient booking on the Indus website. Go to the hospital in person during outpatient hours, or to emergency if it is urgent.
Does Indus have a hospital in Lahore?
Yes. The QF, NST and SMP Campus is at Plot 779-802, Block B, near Mian Chowk, Jubilee Town, Lahore.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
Last checked on 2 October 2026. We read the Indus hospitals page, its homepage, and the individual pages for the Korangi, Lahore, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Badin, Gwadar and Islamabad hospitals, plus its emergency and adult psychosocial service pages, all on indushospital.org.pk. Patient numbers are as Indus reports them, mostly for 2022 to 2025. Indus does not publish a registration procedure, so the document advice in the steps is ours. We did not visit a campus or call the hospital.
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.
