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About This Hospital

Category
State Government Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre / Secondary-Tertiary Referral Facility
Accreditation
Owned and operated by the Abia State Government. Selected by the Abia State Government for Joint Commission International (JCI) certification review as part of a 2024 hospital upgrade programme.
Affiliation
Abia State Ministry of Health. Built on the site of, and following the acquisition of, the defunct Alaoma Hospital, Umuahia.

Departments11 depts

General Outpatient / General Practice
Accident and Emergency
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Paediatrics
General Surgery
Ophthalmology
Renal / Dialysis Unit
Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Medical Laboratory Services
Pharmacy
Chest Clinic

Specialty Services

Dialysis (first dialysis centre in South-East Nigeria)
Diagnostic imaging services
Chest / TB clinic
Accident and Emergency care
Obstetric and maternity care

Specialized Equipment

Dialysis machinesDiagnostic imaging equipment

Leadership & Management

Head of Hospital

Leadership of the hospital is under the Abia State Ministry of Health. The current Chief Medical Director's name could not be independently verified as of the time of this record; the hospital was undergoing a state government-approved upgrade and specialist recruitment drive in 2024–2025.

Managed By

Abia State Ministry of Health

The hospital is a public facility of the Abia State Government, administered under the Abia State Ministry of Health, with oversight from the Commissioner for Health.

Multilingual staff availableYes

Booking at This Hospital

Online Booking

Walk-in

Walk-in Policy

Walk-in accepted at the General Outpatient Department; patients advised to bring medical files/records

Emergency Wait

24:00:00

Non-Emergency Wait

Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4 PM

How to book

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Hospital Policies

Privacy & Confidentiality

Patient information is treated with confidentiality in accordance with Nigerian health regulations.

Discharge Policy

Discharge is authorised by the attending medical officer or consultant.

Hours & Holidays

General Outpatient: Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4 PM. Emergency and Dialysis services operate extended hours.

No Smoking Policy in Effect

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