Hospital Developments
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Other developments
- Securing of one 500/33Kva and one 300/33Kva transformers to boost power supply in the hospital
- Sinking of one industrial bore to improve water supply in the hospital
- Payment of outstanding training and other allowances from 2008 to Dec. 2016.
- Increase in number of nurses in directorate cadre from 1 to 17.
- Increase in funding and training of staff members.
- Creation of units like Legal unit, Clinical psychology and even Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW), and Orthotist & Prosthetist.
- Introduction of town-hall meetings between the management and various cadre of Staff.
- Departmentalization of the Laboratory Medicine departments into Haematology, Chemical Pathology, Microbiology and Histopathology departments for ease of management.
- Introduction of radio health talk show - Saturday.
Problems and Limitations
- Inadequate manpower to cope with ever increasing patient load and referrals, worsen by retirement, resignation and brain drain. Last general staff recruitment was in 2017.
- Non-availability of high-tech equipment like CT scanner machine, as we receive trauma and head injured patients daily that often require such investigation services. The hospital has a neurosurgeon, the only one in Kogi State. No CT scan in Kogi presently.
- Absence of dedicated Psychiatry and Rehabilitation department. Our psychiatric department has two consultants, the only one of such in Kogi State.
- Non availability of standard Amenity ward.
- Space Constraints.
- Energy
- Security
- Crippling indebtedness
- Flight of Professionals
- Increasing litigations
- Personnel Attitude to work/patients (Indiscipline)
Future Plans
- Renovation of all structures in the present site including landscaping
- Development of the Permanent Site with focus on Trauma Centre.
- Fate of present location of FTHL.
- Rural Outpost at Ukpogo
- Emphasis on Renewable Energy
- Schools
- Guest House
- Modern Auditorium
- Psychiatric Department
- Establishing of new Units and Departments
- Modern Catering Services
- Patients relatives' hostel
- The aim is to convert the Centre into a Teaching Hospital status and a Medical School.
- Overseas Training
- Internship in Nursing, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, Dental therapy & Dental Technology
- Post basic Nursing Training
- Accreditation of more departments like Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Radiology and Dentistry.
- Modern Dental services
- O&G - IVF
- Orthopaedics - Spine surgery
- Radiology - CT Scan & MRI etc.
- Provision of Community outreaches especially in Ophthalmology.
- Repackaging of the Amenity ward
- Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Services
- Repackaging of Mercy Fund Committee