Lagos State University Teaching Hospital

Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
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Geography
Location	Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Coordinates	6°35′26″N 3°20′32″E / 6.590608°N 3.342225°ECoordinates: 6°35′26″N 3°20′32″E / 6.590608°N 3.342225°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Lagos State University
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Specialty	Research, General hospital
History
Opened	1955
Links
Website	www.lasuth.org.ng
Lists	Hospitals in 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.

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^[1]

Maternity Ward

Surgical Emergency

Achievements[]

On 12 November 2015 the first successful kidney transplant was performed in the hospital.^[2]

References[]

^ "ABOUT LASUTH". 1 December 2016.
^ Oyebade, Wole (13 November 2015). "LASUTH celebrates first kidney transplant". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[1] "ABOUT LASUTH". 1 December 2016.

[2] Oyebade, Wole (13 November 2015). "LASUTH celebrates first kidney transplant". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

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