Lagos_State_University_Teaching_Hospital

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Hospital in Lagos State, Nigeria

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital popularly known as LASUTH is a state-owned teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, attached to the Lagos State University. It is in Ikeja – the state's capital.[1]

Quick Facts Geography, Location ...

LASUTH also shares structures with the College of Medicine, Lagos State University. The hospital was established in 1955 from a small cottage health centre by the Old western region. It was converted to a teaching hospital in July 2001.[2][3][4]

Maternity Ward
Surgical Emergency

Achievements

On 12 November 2015 the first successful kidney transplant was performed in the hospital.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Contact Us". www.lasuth.org.ng. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "ABOUT LASUTH". 1 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Improvements in LASUTH have put Lagos on the global health map- Oke, CMD LASUTH". Vanguard News. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Improvements in LASUTH have put Lagos on the global health map- Oke, CMD LASUTH". Vanguard News. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Oyebade, Wole (13 November 2015). "LASUTH celebrates first kidney transplant". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. [6]
    "LASUTH performs first kidney transplant". Vanguard News. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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