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About This Hospital

Category
Private Catholic (Mission) Specialist Hospital and Maternity
Accreditation
Listed by the UK FCDO 'Nigeria: list of medical facilities' as a private facility accredited by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
Affiliation
Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha — the hospital's website names the Archbishop of Onitsha, Most Rev. Valerian Maduka Okeke, as proprietor. Began in the mid-1930s as a small dispensary founded by the then Bishop of Onitsha (named 'Most Rev. C. Hilary' on the hospital's history page); a maternity unit was later established with four Irish Holy Rosary Sisters.
Patient Satisfaction
Very Good
Rating Source
Google Maps (39 reviews, checked 2026-10-25)

Departments11 depts

Obstetrics and Maternity
Gynaecology
Surgery
Orthopaedics
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
Ophthalmology (Eye Clinic)
Dental Clinic
Paediatrics / Infant Welfare
Medical Laboratory
Radiology (X-ray, Ultrasound, Mammography)
Pharmacy

Specialty Services

Antenatal clinic
Puerperium (6-week postnatal) clinic
Family planning clinic
Immunization clinic
Infant welfare clinic
Infant circumcision
Cataract surgery
Mammography
X-ray
Ultrasound scan
Neonatal jaundice phototherapy (Polite Ultralumen unit, installed June–July 2025)

Specialized Equipment

Mammography unitX-rayUltrasoundPolite Ultralumen neonatal phototherapy unit

Leadership & Management

Head of Hospital

Rev. Fr. Francis Ojukwu

Manager / Chief Executive Officer, as named on the hospital's website (home and About pages).

Multilingual staff availableNo

Booking at This Hospital

Online Booking

Appointment request form on https://holyrosaryhospital.com/book-appointment/

Emergency Wait

24:00:00

How to book

Online formPhone

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Hospital Policies

Hours & Holidays

Emergency support 24 hours. Clinic hours are stated inconsistently on the hospital website (8am–7pm Sun–Thu and 8am–2pm Fri–Sat on the Contact page; 9am–2pm on the home page) — confirm by phone.

No Smoking Policy: Not stated

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