Lady Aitchison Hospital was established in 1887 exclusively for obstetrical care and childbirth. This hospital was named after Lady Aitchison, wife of the lieutenant-governor of Punjab Sir Charles Umpherston Aitchison. Gynae Unit V is one of the two units established in Lady Aitchison Hospital, Lahore having 45 indoor beds. The unit caters to all kinds of obstetrical and gynaecological emergencies.
In addition to emergencies, it serves the masses in its outpatient department (OPD) where 250-300 patients are provided consultation on alternate days of the week along with performing minor OPD procedures as per requirement. The average daily childbirth rate varies from 15 to 30. The unit performs all kinds of elective and emergency surgeries on its allocated theatre days. In addition to the clinical work, the academic activities constitute an important part of the responsibilities of the teaching faculty.
This includes teaching, training, and evaluation of FCPS, MS trainees, MBBS students of KEMU and fresh graduates who are working as house surgeons here. The teaching program comprises of clinical rounds in all shifts, daily clinical meetings, journal club, case-based discussions, guest lecturers, skill demonstrations and monthly perinatal, maternal mortality and statistical meetings. Furthermore, the postgraduate trainees have their own set program of twice weekly academic sessions. In these sessions, trainees are making presentations in the presence of senior faculty and having feedback.
Currently, the unit has three teaching faculty members, seven senior registrars, thirty postgraduate trainees and eight house officers (the number varies). So far the unit had undertaken various research projects and had them successfully published. Unit V has a special interest in the patient safety program, Infertility management and minimal invasive surgery.
Objectives and Goals:
- To provide educational and health care services to the community.
- To practice safe gynaecological and obstetrical care and make it accessible to all women without compromising the quality
- To provide a conducive learning environment for education and research.
- To teach comprehensive ob-gyn skills as well as medical ethics to the junior doctors and developing them into high standard professionals.
Vision:
Our vision is to establish patient centered care program and production of high quality professionals equipped with the pertinent knowledge, skills and attitude of lifelong learning.
- FCPS
- MS
- MRCOG
- MBBS
- Nurse midwifery
Our unit is fully recognized for training by PMDC, HEC, CPSP and RCOG.
Ongoing Research Projects:
- Efficacy of MVA V/s surgical curettage in spontaneous miscarriages.
- Frequency of sub clinical hypothyroidism in patients of PCOS in OPD of tertiary care hospital.
- Comparison of efficacy of Nifedipine V/s MgSO4 in the management of patients with preterm labour.
- Frequency of UTI in females with preterm labour.