24th October, 2023
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
The Acting Chief Medical Director of the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Prof. Chizindu Alikor has applauded Governor Siminalayi Fubara for supporting the recently concluded week-long intensive training of some critical staff of the hospital.
The training was conducted by by a medical team from Stanford Royal Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom to strengthen the capacity of the hospital to deliver quality medical services to Rivers people.
Prof. Alikor expressed gratitude to Governor Siminalayi Fubara for approving the training and other levels of sustained support that have continued to position the hospital to be among top ranking tertiary healthcare facilities in the country
The Acting CMD made the remark during the unscheduled visit by Sir Fubara to inspect some installed equipment that were recently acquired for the hospital last Sunday.
While conducting some journalists around the Intensive Care Unit(ICU), Special Care Baby Unit (SBCU), Radiography, Renal centre, Modular Theatre and other units in the hospital on Monday, Prof. Alikor explained that the equipment in the units is top-notch and they have helped enhanced services delivery and make the hospital one of the best in the country.
Prof. Alikor who revealed that the Modular Theatre is being equipped for inauguration at the end of October 2023, said RSUTH has over 400 beds, ensures a 24-hour supply of power, has an oxygen plant with piped oxygen to critical units, ventilators, MRI and CT scan equipment.
Also speaking during the tour, the Consultant Pediatrician in-charge of the Special Care Baby Unit, Dr. Adaku Avor said the unit has the capacity to attend to issues of jaundice in babies and provides respiratory support including those that require the use of incubators.
On her part, the Senior Registrar in charge of the Renal Centre, Dr Awajiumo Amadi said the centre is the best in the country because it has up-to-date equipment to cater for kidney diseases, perform kidney transplants, stone removal, and offers dialysis services.
Also speaking, the Head of the Radiology Department, Dr. Rufus Abam explained that with the consistent support from the government, the installed modern equipment enables the department to attend to the growing number of referral cases from the entire South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria because it is reckoned as the best .
In her comment, the Team Leader of the Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Chizor Obadeh said with requisite support from Governor Fubara, the long shut-down unit was renovated and revived to provide critical intensive care support to patients, keeping them alive and helping them to recover fully.
Also speaking, the Head of Nurses who was formerly in charge of the Modular Centre, Mrs Rose Obele Orluwa said the capacity of the centre has been further strengthened with the provision of more equipment including first-class four operating beds amongst others to deliver efficient medical services.