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Pulmonology Department 3

Introduction

Gulab Devi Hospital was established in 1934 by Lala Lajpat Rai in the memory of his mother, Gulab Devi, who died due to tuberculosis in 1927. Gulab Devi Teaching Hospital is a 1500 bed teaching hospital attached to Al-Aleem Medical College, Lahore. It was initially developed to cater patients with tuberculosis only but now it has evolved to be one of the largest in Asia, catering all types of pulmonology patients. 

Pulmonology Department here is very comprehensive. It has its own separate OPD that caters upto 15000 on average in a month, 551 beds for in-door patients, with exclusive sixty beds dedicated for teaching undergraduate students. There is a separate isolation ward for MDR TB patients comprising 12 beds, state of the art medical ICU, high dependency units, and procedure room for procedures like Chest Ultrasound, Pleural Aspiration, Tube Thoracostomy and Pleural Biopsy. We have an elaborate bronchoscopy and thoracoscopy suite in which we conduct bronchial washings and end bronchial biopsies, and pleuroscopies. Our spirometry technician perform several spirometries in a day with our latest spirometer. We deal with patients of respiratory failure so we provide non-invasive ventilatory support to these patients as well as having close liaison with ICU. We also run TB DOTS and MDR Clinic in collaboration with NTP program.

Mission

Our mission is to provide compassionate, accessible, high quality and cost effective care for all patients with pulmonary diseases with a special focus on management of tuberculosis. Moreover, we believe that utmost importance should be given to patients safety, security and comfort and this can only be done by adopting a patient-centered approach. Our institution intends to provide a platform for our staff members where they can constantly improve their knowledge by keeping them updated about the current practices and the latest advancements in the world of Medicine.

Vision

Our focus is to become the pulmonary care centre of choice for the patients, physicians and employees because of our preeminent patient care and teaching programs. We are constantly striving to improve in not only clinical and surgical procedures but at the same time be a front runner in research, innovation and education. Our prime focus is to cater to the needs of the entire community especially the underprivileged through incomparable care and wellness programs.

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