Inpatient Services

AKUH provides comprehensive inpatient services in almost all major disciplines of medicine and surgery. There are 15 inpatient units with a total capacity of 543 beds. This includes 47 critical care beds of ICU, CICU, CCU and NICU. The average length of inpatient stay at AKUH is the lowest in the city; i.e. 3.6 days. All inpatients are routed either through the Emergency Medicine Section or the outpatient services.

Facilities offered in nursing units are five-bed general wards, two-bed semi-private rooms and single-bed private rooms and limited VIP private rooms in the Private Wing. Most of the nursing units have a five-bed Special Care Unit (SCU) for patients who need close monitoring and supervision. The major strength of the inpatient service lies in its highly dedicated team of professionals comprising medical consultants, fellows, residents, trained and competent nurses and other paramedical staff who provide high-quality health care through a collaborative effort together with a broad range of state-of-the-art equipment to give the best possible diagnosis and treatment options. Being a teaching Hospital affiliated with Aga Khan University 's Faculty of Health Sciences, the clinical ward rounds are typically medical education oriented. Senior residents are available to patients round-the-clock.

Located on the second floor of main hospital building, Ward A2 provides comprehensive inpatient services for obstetrics and gynaecology patients. The service offers a total of 21 beds. All beds are private rooms. A Well-Baby nursery with accommodation capacity of 10 to 15 neonates is part of the facility.

Located on the first floor of the main hospital building, Ward B1 provides comprehensive inpatient services for general surgery, urology, otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, ophthalmology, cardiothoracic and dental surgery. The service offers a total of 56 beds with one 5-bed Special Care Unit (SCU) and a 2-bed isolation Special Care Unit, one 2-bed isolation room, 6 semi-private rooms with two beds each and seven five-bed general units.

Located on the second floor of main hospital building, Ward B2 provides comprehensive inpatient services for obstetrics and gynaecology and other surgical patients. The service offers a total of 51 beds with six 2-bed semi-private rooms, seven 5-bed general units and 2-bed special care rooms. The service also offers a Well-Baby nursery for the care of newborns.

Located on the ground floor, Ward C0 offers comprehensive inpatient services to patients suffering from various acute psychiatric problems including schizophrenia, major depressions, acute anxiety disorders, manic depressive psychosis and in selective cases alcohol withdrawal. The service offers a total of 15 beds with a 4-bed general ward, two 1-bed isolation/observation rooms, four 2-bed semi private rooms and one single-bed private room.

Located on the first floor, Ward C1 is a medical/surgical unit, which provides comprehensive inpatient services for neurology, neurosurgery and orthopaedics patients. The service offers a total of 58 beds with two 5-bed Special Care Units (SCU) and a 2-bed isolation Special Care Unit, one 2-bed isolation room, seven 2-bed semi-private rooms and six 5-bed general units.

Located on the second floor, Ward C2 provides comprehensive inpatient services for cardiology, pulmonary, gastroenterology and general internal medicine. The service offers a total of 58 beds with two 5-bed Special Care Units (SCU), 30 general ward beds, two 2-bed isolation units and seven 2-bed semi-private rooms.

Located on the ground floor, Ward D0 offers comprehensive inpatient services for paediatric medicine and paediatric surgery including various sub-specialties. Functionally, the ward is divided into units A and B. DO-A offers a total of 57 beds with three 2-bed isolation rooms, seven 2-bed semi private rooms, one 5-bed semi private intensive care unit and five 5-bed general wards. D0-B offer a total of 20 beds with three 5-bed diarrhoeal units and five general beds for other paediatric services including Hepatitis, Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PCM) and paediatric rehabilitation.

Located on the first floor, Ward D1 is a 4-bed haemodialysis unit which caters to all inpatient dialysis except critical care areas.

Located on the second floor, Ward D2 provides comprehensive inpatient services for oncology, pulmonary, gastroenterology and general internal medicine. The service offers a total of 30 beds with one 5-bed Special Care Unit (SCU), 10 general ward beds, a 1-bed isolation unit and seven 2-bed semi-private rooms.

Private Wing Inpatient Services

The Private Wing (PW) is located at the University end of the Hospital. Its inpatient services offer private rooms for patients on three of its floors. The unique features of the PW inpatient services are beautiful lake and landscape views from the windows, central air conditioning, spacious and comfortable rooms with fully equipped bathrooms, television, satellite transmission and telephone with direct dialling facilities. The VIP Suites have a small well-furnished lounge in addition to the patient's room.

Located on the first floor of Private Wing, PW I provides highly specialised private room inpatient services for all surgical patients including general surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology and head and neck surgery, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, paediatric surgery, cosmetic surgery, vascular surgery etc. The service offers a total of 30 beds including a 3-bed Cardiothoracic Step Down Unit (CTSDU) for post CABG patients, 26 single-bed private rooms for surgical services and one VIP room.

Located on the second floor of Private Wing, PW II provides highly specialised private room inpatient services in oncology, neurology, gastroenterology, paediatrics and general internal medicine. The service offers a total of 30 beds with 28 single-bed private rooms and 2 single-bed VIP rooms.

Located on the third floor of Private Wing, PW III provides highly specialised private room inpatient services in cardiology and to executive clinic patients. The service offers a total of 36 beds with 11-bed Cardiac Step-down Unit (CSDU), 4-bed special care unit, 20 single-bed private rooms and 1 single-bed VIP room. There are four telemetry units networked throughout the floor to centrally monitor cardiac patients in all the rooms.