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Mayo Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Organisation | |
Affiliated university | King Edward Medical University |
Services | |
Beds | 2,400 [1] |
History | |
Opened | 1871 |
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Website | www |
Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospitals in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. King Edward Medical University, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical institutions in South Asia, is attached to Mayo Hospital. Mayo Hospital is located in the heart of Old Lahore, and provides free treatment to almost all admitted patients as part of a government policy. It also has many different ward's mainly centered around the Syed A route location.
The hospital building was completed in 1870 at a cost of Rs 150'000 and it began operating in 1871. The hospital is named after then Viceroy of British India, "Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo" also locally known as Lord Mayo. This hospital was to serve the needs of the 70,000 people of Punjab at that time. The hospital started with 3 specialties (General Medicine, General Surgery, Eye & Ent). The architecture of the hospital is Italian, designed by Pudon and engineered by Rai Bahadur Kanahya Lal, one of the leading architects of that time. [2] However the architectural influence resembles medieval hospitals built during the Middle Ages. [3] [4] The additions between 1960 and early 1980 were designed by A. R. Hye. The main building of the hospital is one of the oldest buildings of British Era in Pakistan.
The hospital buildings were built in the following order:
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The main emergency department treats adults and children 13 years of age and up. There are separate emergency facilities for children less than 13 years old: Pediatric Medicine and Pediatric Surgery.
There are 42 out-patient departments comprising Medicine and Surgery and other sub-specialties.
Total patients seen per year are ~8,35,136: ~2,25,653 in the Emergency and ~6,09,483 in the Outpatient Department.
Starting from 24 May 2003, following departments provide 100% free treatment (as long as the patient remains admitted in the hospital): [14] [15]
All admitted patients are getting Free of Cost diagnostic Laboratory & Radiology Services. [16]
The psychiatry department of Mayo Hospital Lahore has been designated status of Psycho trauma Center for province of Punjab by Prime Ministers National Advisory Council in the aftermath of killings at Army Public School, Peshawar killings in 2014. This center is created to conduct workshops on trauma, identify and train team of mental health professionals and develop modules for training. [17] The department is being headed by Prof. Aftab Asif. The chief coordinator is Dr Ali Madeeh Hashmi. A technical expert committee has been made with prominent psychiatrists and psychologists from Punjab. The center held its first workshop for First responders team and trained professionals from 1122 rescue service, traffic police, and Punjab police officers in 'Psychological First Aid' on 17 Jan 2015. Next workshop was carried out on 7 Feb 2015. Media professionals from different genre were included and topics such as responsible reporting of terrorist activities, mental health problems faced by media personnel and the dynamics between government, media and terrorism highlighted the programme. [18]
Pakistan's first Spinal Cord Stimulation surgery was done by Neurosurgery Department of King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore in August 2018. Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system was purchased via tender. [19] The team included Professor Shahzad Shams (Chairman [10] [11] Neurosurgery King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore), Dr Muhammad Tariq [20] (Asst Prof Neurosurgery King Edward Medical University, Lahore), Dr Ammar Anwer [21] (Research Fellow ANFN-DBS Pakistan) and Dr Rupesh Jung Raut (R 3, Neurosurgery Department King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore). The patient was suffering from phantom limb syndrome and Medtronic Prime Advance™ SCS system [22] was implanted bilaterally in cervical spine.
Medical Superintendent heads the Hospital Management. [23]
On August 4, 2023, the nurses at the hospital protested about their work hours, claiming they were being treated in an unfair manner by the professors. [24]
On June 12, 2023, an injured man brought to the hospital with bullet wounds was killed when three armed men entered the emergency room and shot him three times. [25]
In June 2023, patients and staff reported a severe shortage in essential medicines, lab services, ventilators, and beds. [26]
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