Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
| Lagos State University Teaching Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 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 Family Medicine Pediatric Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, General Surgery, Heart Surgery, Urology, Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Orthopedics, Maxillofacial Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Neurology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Pathology, Radiology, Fertility Medicine, |
| History | |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| 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. The hospital was later redesigned entirely post independence by Onafowokan Michael Olutusen in the year 1972, it was named Ikeja general hospital. It was converted to a teaching hospital in July 2001.
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) now has a centre for advanced neonatal studies.