Mayo Hospital is one of the oldest and largest 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 wards mainly centered around the Syed A route location.
It underwent a major overhaul recently, during which many of its departments were renovated to give the hospital a modern look. It includes the Accident and Emergency Department Building, [2] the Paediatrics Department Building,[3] and the Eye Department Building.[4]
History
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 the 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.[5] However, the architectural influence resembles medieval hospitals built during the Middle Ages.[6][7] 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 the 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
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.
Medicine Wards
4 major medicine unit wards are there, located in the "ghari wali building".
1. North Medical Ward
2. South Medical Ward
3. East Medical Ward
(also known as Lyallpur Ward)
4. West Medical Ward
(also known as Sialkot Ward)
Surgery Wards
4 major surgery unit wards are there, located in the "surgical tower building".
1. North Surgical Ward
(also known as Delhi Ward)
2. South Surgical Ward
(also known as Amritsar Ward)
3. East Surgical Ward
(also known as Gujranwala Ward)
4. West Surgical Ward
(also known as Anarkali Ward)
Achievements
Free Clinical Services
Starting from 24 May 2003, following departments provide 100% free treatment (as long as the patient remains admitted in the hospital):[17][18]
Accident & Emergency Department
Inpatient Departments of all Medical & Surgical Specialties
Out Patient Departments of all Medical & Surgical Specialties
Free Diagnostic Services
All admitted patients are getting Free of Cost diagnostic Laboratory & Radiology Services.[19]
Psychiatry department of Mayo Hospital Lahore designated status of Psycho trauma Center for Punjab Province
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.[20] 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 January 2015. Next workshop was carried out on 7 February 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.[21]
Neurosurgery Department Pioneers Spinal Cord Stimulation in Pakistan
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.[22] The team included Professor Shahzad Shams (Chairman[13][14] Neurosurgery King Edward Medical University / Mayo Hospital Lahore), Dr Muhammad Tariq[23] (Asst Prof Neurosurgery King Edward Medical University, Lahore), Dr Ammar Anwer[24] (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[25] was implanted bilaterally in cervical spine.
Organization
Medical Superintendent heads the Hospital Management.[26]
Working Conditions at Mayo Hospital
On 4 August 2023, the nurses at the hospital protested about their work hours, claiming they were being treated in an unfair manner by the professors.[27]
On 12 June 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.[28]
In June 2023, patients and staff reported a severe shortage in essential medicines, lab services, ventilators, and beds.[29]
