04-29-2010, 01:03 PM
Mayo Hospital:
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Mayo Hospital (Inpatient Building)
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Mayo Hospital (Inpatient Building)
Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistan
Care system: Tertiary care
Hospital type: Teaching
Affiliated university: King Edward Medical University
Emergency department: Yes, Level I
Beds: 1799
Founded: 1871
Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and biggest hospital in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. King Edward Medical University is the attached university which is Pakistan's second most prestigious and South Asia's second oldest institution.
History:
The hospital building was completed in 1870 and it started functioning in 1871. The hospital is named after the then Viceroy of the South Asia, the Earl of Mayo. The architecture of the hospital is Italian, designed by Pudon and engineered by Rai Bahadur Kanahya, one of the leading architects of that time. The additions between 1960 and early 1980 were designed by A. R. Hye.
The hospital buildings were built in the following order:
- Main Building of Mayo Hospital (Now inpatient department) in 1871
- AVH (Private) Block in 1891
- Out Patient Department in 1952
- Pediatrics Ward in 1974
- Institute of Ophthalmology in 1982
- Accidents & Emergency Block & Pediatric Surgery Block (Present)in 1984
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2001
Facilities Available:
- Physiotherapy and Manual therapy on both indoor and outdoor basis
- Central Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with Central Oxygen and Suction System
- Standard Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Facilities
- Angiography, Angioplasty, Cardiac Bypass, Heart Valves Replacement and all sorts of Cardiac Operations and procedures
- Radio Isotope Cardiology, Thallium Scan, Echocardiography
- Spiral Computed Tomography, Color Doppler and Ultrasonography.
- Renal Transplantation and Renal Haemodialysis
- Radiotherapy
- Latest Physiotherapy Equipment, Rehabilitation Center and Orthopaedic Workshop
- Neuroangiography, Electromyography (EMG), Electroencephalography (EEG) and all kind of sophisticated Neurosurgical operations
- Operations of Plastic Surgery and cosmetology
- Operations of Fascio-maxillary, Jaw and Dental Surgery
- All kinds of Orthopaedic Operations
- All kind of Eye and Otorhinolaryngology Operations
- Surgical Operations of all kind for neonates, children, young and old patients
- Radio Isotope Thyroid, Liver, Bone, Brain and other organs scanning, Hormonal Assays and Viral Markings