Edo state governor reveals five star hospital

Governor Adams Oshiomhole speaks on beauty and efficiency of the new Central Hospital in Benin city.

The Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has described the new 200-bed Central Hospital in Benin city as very equipped and appealing.

Governor Oshiomhole also mentioned that the hospital will have more state-of-the-art equipment than there are in many hospitals in Asia and Europe.

PM News reports says the governor said the hospital is almost completed, with 98 per cent of the work already done.

The facilities are said to be put in place to help project efficient and valuable health care services to the people.

The governor also described the hospital as “five-star”, he also said that there is no hospital that can be compared with it in structure and beautification in Nigeria.

Oshomole said: "when I said at the beginning that our intention is to build what I called a five-star hospital, most people tried to imagine what that meant, but I am sure just looking at the building, I don’t know of any hospital in Nigeria, in terms of aesthetics, that has a better appeal than this. And this is the sort of thing you find in Europe, and some other advanced economies. If you are in the 21st Century, begin to think as if you are in the 22nd Century because the world has changed and it will keep changing. The pace of change will keep accelerating.”

He added that the whole idea was to help the rural dwellers aspire to good living by getting access to quality health care services, like what Central Hospital will provide the people.

The governor also discouraged the idea of travelling overseas for medical treatment, saying with easy access to modern health care facilities there will be no need for that anymore.

“The whole idea is that when a typical Edo person comes from a village like mine, if he gets in here and realizes that even the environment psychologically impacts on him and he begins to appreciate that he is important, he is in the hands of professional healthcare providers, that way, that forgotten rural man, for once, will have access to modern facilities. You don’t need to go to London, to India, to Europe to be told how hospitals look there. I am sure that those of you who may have for one reason or another travelled, will agree that there are many hospitals in Europe and in India that are not as beautiful as this.”

He also expressed optimism in the fact that the structures and facilities in the hospital will stand the test of time and serve the people for a long period.

“I believe that a hundred years from now, this hospital will not look outdated. You will see that as you look at the internal finishing, we took into account the conventional challenges you have with public building, problem of painting and repainting, and with the facials that you have, you will never need to do repainting, all you need is proper cleaning at regular intervals.

“The only thing we must now do is to address the critical issue of the human factor. Once the hospital is open, we must re-engage the doctors on the rules of engagement. We won’t invest in this kind of facility, and a doctor comes in to clock in one hour, and goes back to do his private practice, and then collects a cheque for one month. He added.

And he concluded that there will not be any different treatment between the poor and the rich. Everyone will be treated equally.




Source:naij