The Governor Abdullahi Sule-led administration in Nasarawa State has provided staff quarters for over 50 senior doctors with the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia.
Dr Ikrama Hassan, Chief Medical Directors (CMD) of the hospital made the disclosure during an interactive session with newsmen on Tuesday in Lafia.
He said the aim of the staff quarters located behind the hospital, was to bring the doctors close for prompt response to emergencies in line with global best practice.
The CMD lauded the governor for giving the hospital the attention it deserved through the provision of more equipment and structures needed for effective health services delivery.
He explained that the state government had in the last two years spent billions of Naira on the expansion of the hospital and provision of modern equipment.
Hassan listed some of the machines to include ventilators, Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, data and mobile x-ray machines, echo machine among others.
He added that the governor had also furnished the newly constructed administrative block, as well as all the laboratory and eight new clinics.
According to the CMD, the new administrative block with about 50 offices has created a conducive working environment for staff who had to share only 10 offices in the past.
He also explained that given the problem of insecurity in the country, management had taken measures to beef up security in the hospital and the staff quarters with support from security agencies.
On the issue of residency training, Hassan said the hospital had gotten accreditation in five departments and successfully trained and graduated six consultants locally in the last two years.
He said they graduated one consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology department and five in the department of family medicine.
He explained that the Specialist Hospital was among the few state- owned tertiary health facility carrying out residency training in the country.
The CMD explained that the hospital started with one department accredited and now increased to five, adding that the management under his leadership was working hard to commence residency training in more departments.
Hassan added that the residency training was aimed at ensuring that medical doctors in the hospital attain the height of their career.
He promised that modalities were being worked out to commence postgraduate training for other clinical staff.
The CMD assured members of the public that the hospital was now properly equipped with medical facilities and qualified manpower to provide qualitative healthcare services.
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