Welcome To
Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital & Research Centre
Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital & Research Centre (SIDH & RC) is the first dedicated infectious diseases hospital of Pakistan. Located in the heart of Karachi, SIDH&RC was founded amidst the COVID pandemic in July 2020 by the Government of Sindh in collaboration with the Dow University of Health Sciences.
Our Departments
Qualified Doctors
We always ensure the best medical treatment for your health
Doctors
Patients
Our
Vision
To be a pre-eminent academic institution committed to changing and saving lives.
Our
Mission
- To provide quality patient care.
- Patient centered training & education of healthcare workers and community.
- Cutting-edge research.
Our Faculty
Services
- Admission and registration
- Free of cost medical treatment
- Nursing care
- Laboratory diagnostic testing.
- Radiology
- Pharmacy services (for inpatient)
- Bedside Meal (Food and water service) for inpatients
- Patient education
- Nutrition counseling
- Visitor waiting area
- Isolation rooms with negative pressure for patient requiring airborne precautions
- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
- Discharge planning and follow-up care
- Counseling session for attendants/families
- Prayer area
- Cafeteria
- Parking area
- Restroom
Facilities
Triage
24-hour triage facility is available to filter and admit eligible cases.
Intensive Care Units (ICU)
SIDH&RC has three fully equipped 16-bedded adult ICUs with negative pressure to ensure appropriate and timely treatment for critical patients with adequate infection control.
High Dependency Units
There are two 34-bedded HDUs and one 8-bedded HDU available for adult patients with oxygen supply, ventilatory and suction ports and monitoring systems on each bed. Privacy is upheld by maintaining partitions between patients with walls.
Pediatric Unit
The pediatric unit has an eight bedded fully equipped ICU and a 34 bedded HDU with the same facilities as in adult HDUs. An area in the HDU is dedicated for 24-hour pediatric triage for critical patients.
Isolation Rooms
To ensure transmission-based precautions for the prevention of spread of contagious diseases, SIDH has twelve isolation rooms (four in each HDU) with negative pressure to maintain airborne precautions.
Outpatient Department
The hospital offers specialist clinics in Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Cardiology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
ID Watch
“Antimicrobial Resistance” video by Dr. Abdul Wahid Rajput, MS of SIDH&RC
7 Ds of Antimicrobial Stewardship by Dr Muneeba Ahsan Sayeed
Diphtheria: Public Awareness Message by Dr Samreen Zaidi
Chikungunya: Public Awareness Message by Dr Ishfaque Ahmed
HIV Alert: Phases of HIV in Pakistan by Dr Muneeba Ahsan Sayeed
Latest News
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Announcement of Zakat & Ushr Need Cum Merit Based Scholarship 2024-25
MERIT LIST FOR THE SUBJECT OF CLINICAL & BASIC DENTISTRY
International Research Publication – Dr. Fasiha Moin Kazi, Dr. Khurram Parvez, Dr. Shazia Akbar and Prof. Naresh Kumar.
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SINDH INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE (SIDH&RC)