The Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital’s multi-million- dollar World Class Cardiology Facility, Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Goverment Area of Anambra State, has been unveiled.
The hospital was built by the founder Sir, Emeka Okwuosa, a philanthropist and a humanitarian service provider.
Unveiling the facility to the media at the weekend, Media Manager and Community Mobilisation, Sir Oseloka Offor and Facility Manager, Mr Aghomishe Aherosuie Ogaga, respectively, said the facility would be inaugurated formally on May 12, 2022.
Offor explained that the first free open heart surgery for about 20 selected patients would be performed between May 2 to May 14 at the facility, by specialist doctors from the Voom Foundation Cardiology Centre, USA.
“The facility’s first open heart surgery is free of charge for Nigerians, irrespective of where you come from,” Okwuosa said.
According to him, the facility, a multi-million Dollars investment in advance medical science with specialists in critical care management and automated surgery procedures is a big boost to Nigeria’s medical tourism
“There is also adequate plans for the facility to transit to a teaching hospital to groom young talents and medical professionals in the country.
Offor noted that the Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation Cardiology Facility Center had employed highly skilled medical experts in cardiology, nephrology, and critical care from all over the world.
He added that for the sustainability of the facility, it would be collaborating and partnering with Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka and Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, for open heart surgeries.
According to the Facility Manager, Mr Ogaga, the hospital had a standard process through which to register the patients.
He noted that it could be done through its website or visiting the hospital.
“A lot of patients have registered and some of them may not need surgical intervention, they just need follow-ups and conservative management.
“A lot of these heart issues are congenital, that is people are born with them, so they can come for treatments,” he said.
Ogaga affirmed that the facility had
cardiology equipment such as Digital Cath Lab and High Definition 128 slides CT scan, Digital X-ray systems from Philips Company.
Others are Direct on Bed Oxygen Delivery, automated ventilators, ICU Unit, state-of-the-art- theatres with the most modern equipment to cater for all types of surgeries ranging from minor to supra major surgeries and all manner of systems obtainable overseas.
He said the facility would take primary/tertiary healthcare services to doorsteps of southeast.
According to him, the facility is taking care of challenges peculiar to ill-equipped hospitals for affordable healthcare and safe surgery such as tumor usually considered inoperable by hospitals around.
Ogaga said the facility had earlier distributed hundreds of millions worth of Covid-19 palliatives and medical supplies across Anambra and beyond.
He said a medical fair was also held, with 3000 people receiving free drugs, clinical examinations, health talks and outdoor checkups as well as distribution of crital health intervention drugs to health centres, referral hospitals and teaching hospitals.
He added that the world class facility was also to immortalize Dame Irene Okwuosa, mother of the founder.
