The Chief Medical Director of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Prof. Kayode Olabanji, has described the institution as one of the best state-owned teaching hospitals in Nigeria, citing its growing infrastructure, medical personnel development, research and innovation.
Olabanji made the assertion on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti during the interactive S’etigbo Multicast, anchored by the Bureau of Community Communications.
The CMD attributed the hospital’s development to what he described as significant investments by the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, particularly in infrastructure, staff training and welfare, research, medical equipment and innovation.
He said EKSUTH had continued to perform strongly in teaching, research and clinical services, noting that the hospital’s standards had been validated by several accreditation teams.
«“We are very high up in the pecking order because whether you want to talk about the teaching and research in collaboration with the university, we are about one of the top state teaching hospitals in the country,” he said.»
Olabanji added that accreditation teams had often expressed surprise at the level of development and facilities available at the hospital.
He also highlighted the performance of the Government College of Nursing, which he said had consistently recorded 100 per cent success in its licensure examinations, while noting ongoing development of facilities including a Computer-Based Testing centre and a modern lecture theatre.
According to him, the level of development at EKSUTH is such that an accreditation team recently remarked that the institution appeared to be aspiring to become a university.
The CMD disclosed that several major projects were currently ongoing at the hospital, including the construction of the BAO Multipurpose Signature Building, a state-of-the-art facility expected to increase the hospital’s capacity and improve the delivery of specialised healthcare services.
He said the new facilities would help reduce the need for residents to travel outside Ekiti State or Nigeria in search of specialised medical treatment.
Olabanji commended the Oyebanji administration for supporting the acquisition of critical medical equipment, including a CT scan and mammography machine, which he said would further strengthen the hospital’s diagnostic and treatment capacity.
On the welfare of healthcare workers, the CMD said the state government had continued to prioritise staff welfare at EKSUTH.
He added that the hospital management had intensified sensitisation among its workforce to ensure that patients were treated with compassion, humility, professionalism and resilience.
Olabanji reaffirmed the commitment of the management and staff of EKSUTH to providing quality, affordable and compassionate healthcare, while continuously improving its facilities, workforce and standards of service.
He said the ultimate goal was to ensure that residents of Ekiti State and people from beyond the state could access quality medical care without having to travel elsewhere.
