Eko Hospital
| Eko Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Establishment of EkoCorp PLC | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Funding | Private |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.ekohospitals.com/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Nigeria |
The Eko Hospital is a private hospital located at Ikeja with annex in Ikoyi, Central Lagos, Surulere, Lagos State Nigeria.[1] This hospital was established in 1982 to succeed Mercy Specialist Clinic, a clinic that operated in the late 1970s to provide health care services to the entire people of Lagos State, Nigeria.[2][3] Eko hospital main objective and goal is to provide a wide range of health services, including secondary services for its local population, regional as well as national health services.[4] Eko hospital, is the first private hospital to be quoted on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.[5]
Facilities
[edit]Eko hospital has an annex at Ikeja consisting of about 130 beds space with the basic medical equipment for conducting series of diagnostic test.[6][7] The Surulere annex is a 40-bed Secondary health care facility.[8] Other diagnostic equipment includes:
- Audiometry Unit, where series of hearing test are conducted to enhance the identification of the threshold levels[9]
- Dialysis Unit, for the diagnosis and treatment of Kidney
- Medical Laboratory, for the diagnosis of various infections and diseases
- A blood bank for the storage and preservation of donated blood for emergency purpose[10]
- Physiotherapy Unit to provides a comprehensive service to hospital inpatients
- Radiotherapy Equipment
- Pathology Laboratory
- Psychiatric Testing
- Comprehensive Health Screening
- CT Scan Computerised Coaxial
- Angiography
- Prostate Screening
- Tomography
- Intensive Care Unit
- Fertility Centre (In Vitro Fertilisation Unit)
- Radiotherapy Equipment.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PHOTONEWS: Fire Outbreak Hits Eko Hospital In Lagos". Sahara Reporters.
- ^ "Lagos' Eko Hospital battles for own life as founders engage in fierce legal tussle". Premium Times Nigeria.
- ^ "EKO Hospital targets quality healthcare with approval of 110m shares". Vanguard News. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "EKO Hospital In Ruins + Diagnoses Man To Be Three Months Pregnant - Global News". Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "EKOcorp's profits surge 22.13% on reduced costs".
- ^ "Fire guts EKO Hospital room". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
- ^ "EKO hospital tackles 'silent killers'". Vanguard News.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "EKO Hospital Committed to Improve Health Care Services, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Breaking News: Eko Hospital On Fire". thenigerianvoice.com.
