Medical body accredits Isolo GH for hoursemanship
By Damilola Kushimo
The accreditation team from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has approved the facilities of the Isolo General Hospital and accredited its housemanship programme.
The head of the team, Professor Uchenna Nwagho, commended the hospital for its mechanism for quality assurance, proper patients care and quality medicare.
Nwagho noted that the hospital has already procured all it would take to commence the exercise, adding that it has all the trappings of a modern hospital.
Another member of the team, Dr. G. Fika described the nurses as exceptionally good and equal to the task.
Also speaking, Dr. Shola Pitan from the Lagos Health Service Commission who also expressed satisfaction with what he saw said accrediting the hospital for housemanship was long overdue.
He explained that accreditation for housemanship would provide opportunity for graduating medical students to undergo the compulsory practical training before they could qualify to practice.
Earlier, the Medical Director/CEO of the hospital, Dr. Godwin Akhabhoa, had assured the team that Isolo General Hospital was fully prepared to undertake the training of house officers.
According to him, this would reduce the hardship being faced by the newly qualified doctors in getting placement for housemanship.
Other members of the accreditation team are Professor Regina Oladokun from University Teaching hospital, Ibadan: Dr. Patrick Adegun from Ekiti State Teaching hospital; Dr. Nnaemeka Nwakama, Salihu Sadeaq, Dr. Shola Pitan and Mr. Onakoya Segun.
They toured the facilities in hospital ranging from accident and emergency, haematology and laboratory section, opthalmology, male and female wards, radiography, mammography centre, the four theatres, paediatric ward, laundry unit, Dental department, physiotherapy department, obstetrics & gynaecology department, surgery & medicine department, the newly renovated 10 room resident doctors’ apartment among others.
The team members also took time to look at the files of the Consultants and Medical Officers of the hospital to confirm that they all have the requisite qualifications for the exercise.
In attendance were the heads of departments including Dr. Benjamin Ajayi, Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Dr. Funmilola Showumi, Paediatric; Dr. Mohammed Shuaib, Surgery; Dr. Chris Onanu and Omolara Eniayewun, Laboratory Services; Dr. Adewale, Head, accident and emergency; Pharm Mrs. Mary Iyogun, Pharmacy; Mrs. Ola Dawodu Oyindamilola, Admin & HR; Dr. Oladuni Abiodun and Dr. Afolabi Titilola, Medicine.
Others are Apex Nurse, Mrs. Azeez Idowu Arolake, Nursing; Mrs. Adeola Lawal, Stores; Mrs. Toriola Olayemi, Catering; Dr. Tolulope Olatunji, paediatrics and others.
