The Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof. Darlington Obaseki,
[PIn its bid to attract patients from the West African sub-region and other parts of the world, the Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has embarked on a massive upgrade of its facilities and ancillary services.
The Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof. Darlington Obaseki, made this known on Monday while conducting journalists round the hospital’s facilities.
He said that the hospital had made conscious efforts since he became CMD in 2017, to either buy new equipment or refurbish old ones in order to change the face of health care delivery in the hospital.
“UBTH now offers world class medical services which, when combined with ancillary services especially in the area of hospitality, can make the hospital a centre for medical tourism in the West Africa sub-region.
“UBTH is Nigeria’s second largest teaching hospital with a bed capacity of 850, average bed occupancy rate reaching 70 per cent (pre COVID-19) and an average clinic attendance of 26,000 per month.
“This makes it one of the most utilised public hospitals in Nigeria.
“We have since 2017, upgraded virtually every aspect of our services to accommodate patients from any part of the world,’’ he said.Some equipment at