Lagos Island General Hospital

6°26′51″N 3°23′48″E / 6.4474°N 3.3968°E / 6.4474; 3.3968 (Lagos General Hospital (LGH))OrganisationCare systemPublicFundingGovernment hospitalTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentYesBeds250HistoryOpened1893LinksWebsitewww.ghlagos.org.ng/about/Other linksList of hospitals in Lagos

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

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

• List of hospitals in Lagos

References

External links

• "Official website".
• "Lagos State Ministry of Health". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.