LADY WILLINGDON HOSPITAL, LAHORE
Dr. Syed Iqbal Hasan Kazmi MBBS, DPH Medical Superintendent

Brief History and Introduction

Cradled by Lahore City’s most recognized landmarks, the Lahore Fort, Badshahi Moaque and Mina-i-Pakistan, lies the Lady Willingdon Hospital, spread over an area of 104 Kanals with a covered area of 193489 square feet.

In 1930 Tikka Devi Health Centre was opened as an outpatient clinic for women. In 1933 the foundation store of lady Wollingdon Hospital was Lady down by Rtd. Col. S.N. Hayees who was the first Medical Superintendent, of the hospital. He is also credited for creating the pathology museum of this hospital. The hospital was affiliated with the King Edward Medical College, Lahore the same year. The hospital has been a teaching institution since its inception. The hospital attracts health visitor, nurses, medical undergraduates and postgraduates for training.

There is a long list of famous names who have been associated with it over its 76 years history. Before independence, col. Hyees and his clinical assistants, Dr. Deppolette and Dr. Sant Ram Dhal, served with a missionary zeal. Col. Sami ad Dr. Balqees Fatima was amongst the first Pakistanis to be at Lady Willingdon. Professor Ahmed Shafqat Yusuf Joined the Hospital in 1948 as a clinical assistant, became Professor in 1959 and retired in 1980 after being here for 32 years, probably the longest Association. Professor Noor Ahmed Seyal made the hospital famous in the sixty’s and seventy’s while the leading names in gynaecology, le (late) Prof. Nasim Ara Shah, Professor Iqbal Rashid Mian, Professor Fakhar-un-Nisa, Professor Munawar Zaheen, Professor Saleem Akhtar Mian, professor Saad Rana, Professor T. Malik, Professor Fehmida Naheed, Professor Ghazala Mehmood, Professor Rashid Latif khan, professor Rehana Mehmood Malik, professor Shaheena Asif, Professor Saeed, professor Zahoor, Professor Farrukh Zaman, Professor Shahida Sheikh, Professor Nasim Niaz have been associated with it.

LHW is a combined maternity and gynaecological hospital having 235 beds. Today there are three independent unit each having three consultant, a senior registrar and registrar, eight medical officers, and eight house officers.

Professor Yasim Raashid, Professor Ahmed Wasim Yousuf s/o Professor Ahmed Shafqat Yusuf and Professor Tabinda Rana are the present Professors/ head of respective units.

Every unit has prenatal, postnatal, surgical, isolation, private and postoperative care wards. Two outdoor/ emergency days, two investigation days, and two operation lists are allocated to each unit (over the week). There is a heavy workload with about 800 deliveries, 3500 major and 9000 minor procedures are performed annually in he hospital’s two operation theaters and three labour rooms, probably more than any where else in Pakistan.

Front view of the Hospital

A full Fledged Model Family Planning Clinic is attached to the hospital. The hospital also has a nursing school, its own mosque, and drug store. There is a single accommodation doctors hostel which comprises 42 rooms and six residential flats. There are 16 private rooms. These rooms are air-conditioned and properly renovated. Thewhole hospital has backup electricity generation and independent water supply.

Since last year, every department of the Lady Willingdon Hospital has been repaired and renovated. A hostel for nursing students is under construction and hopefully would be accomplished in the current financial year.

PC-I for new operation theaters has been sent to Health Department for approval. In front of lady Willingdon hospital, there is historical building named Krishna building where our non-gazzetted staff is residing. This building is being renovated and repaired for the last one month and whole expenditure is being done through donation with our personal efforts.