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.
History
The hospital building was completed in 1870 at a cost of Rs 150'000, 3 Annas 8 Paisas 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 need of 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. However the architectural influence resembles medieval hospitals built during the Middle Ages. 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:
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
Surgical Tower in 2018
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 Hemodialysis Radiotherapy Latest Physiotherapy Equipment, Rehabilitation Center and Orthopedic Workshop Neuroangiography, Electromyography (EMG), Electroencephalography (EEG) and all kind of advanced Neurosurgical operations Operations of Plastic Surgery and cosmetology (Lip Augmentation, Rhinoplasty) Operations of Facio-maxillary, Jaw and Dental Surgery All kinds of Orthopedic 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 Speech & Language Therapy 24/7 Emergency Head & Spine Trauma Dedicated Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Clinic Complete State of the Art Neurosurgery Services including Functional Neurosurgery Services (DBS, SCS) Pakistan's biggest, state of the art burn unit in surgical tower
Departments
Accident and Emergency
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.
Total Beds available: ~500
Patients seen per day in all Emergency departments (Adult and Pediatric): ~ 600 - 800
Facilities Available in Emergency Department
24-hour in-house coverage by Consultant Physicians & Surgeons and prompt availability of care in varying specialties such as Orthopedic surgery, Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery. Intensive care (ICU) & coronary care unit (CCU), fully equipped with central monitoring, central oxygen supply system, ventilators, defibrillators and enough stock of medicines A well equipped clinical laboratory, performing 1500–2000 tests daily. Sufficient stock of blood of all groups in blood bank. Ambulance service for transport of patients within.
Out-Patient Department
There are 42 out-patient departments comprising Medicine and Surgery and other sub-specialties.
Average patients per day in OPD: ~2000
Inpatient Department
Average surgeries performed per day: ~250
Total Beds: ~2399
Major Departments: 4 Internal Medicine and 4 General Surgical Departments.
Total patients seen per year are ~8,35,136: ~2,25,653 in the Emergency and ~6,09,483 in the Outpatient Department.
Achievements
Free Clinical Services: