Lagos Island General Hospital

General Hospital, Lagos, is the oldest hospital in Nigeria.[1]

General Hospital (Odan), Lagos
Lagos State Ministry of Health
Geography
Location1–3, Broad Street, Odan, Lagos Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Coordinates6.4474°N 3.3968°E / 6.4474; 3.3968 (Lagos General Hospital (LGH))
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds250
History
Opened1893
Links
Websitewww.ghlagos.org.ng/about/
Other linksList of hospitals in Lagos

History

General Hospital, Lagos Odan is situated in Odan, Lagos Island, between Broad Street and Marina in the central business district. The hospital is one of the several general hospitals of the Lagos State Government.[2] It was established in 1893 as a British military hospital, and was the first general hospital in Nigeria.

On 1 October 1960, the hospital was handed over to the Federal Government and on 7 May 1967, it was finally taken over by the Lagos State Government. The Nursing School was established in 1952. Other services which commenced included general outpatient services, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. The obstetrics and gynaecology department was transferred to Massey Street (Ita Eleiye), where most prominent Lagosians were born. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) was established at the hospital. The hospital has served as a training center for doctors, pharmacists, nurses, radiographers and medical technologists across the country.

Services
  • General Outpatient
  • Inpatient treatment facility
  • General Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Maternity
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Paediatrics
  • Emergency Services
  • Nursing Care
  • Pharmacy
  • Pathology
  • Blood Bank (began operating at Massey Street Children Hospital for maternal cases)
  • Radiology (established 1913)
  • Chest clinic (established for the care of patients with tuberculosis.)
  • Dental Care
  • Physical Medicine
  • Medical Rehabilitation centre

See also

References
  1. "Where Business lives". Fascinating Nigeria. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. "General Hospitals in Lagos State". Lagos State Government. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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