Prof. Mahmoud Raji, Chief Medical Director of National Hospital, announced during the unveiling of the hospital’s 25th-anniversary logo in Abuja on Monday that the hospital has generated over N400 million monthly through electronic medical records.
Raji spoke about how the adoption of EMR has made everything so transparent and easy thereby eliminating corruption and income leakages in the system.
He said, “When we started about a year and a half ago, our IGR was roughly between N180 million and N200 million per month. Now, we clock more than N400 million, nearly N500 million per month. That’s just within a span of a couple of months.”
He further spoke about how the hospital has transformed from what it was 25 years ago, when it was just meant for only women and children, to now involve other specialities.
Raji said, “For instance, when you’re talking about in-vitro fertilization (IVF), it is the first public hospital in Nigeria to start IVF.
“As of today, probably in Sub-Saharan Africa, National Hospital, Abuja, is leading in terms of cancer care.
“We have been training several staff in various fields. We have fabricated Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for neonates, which is an innovation that wasn’t there before.
“Every year, National Hospital churns out a number of consultants, specialists in medicine, and a number of postgraduate nurses in oncology and nephrology.”
The Chief Medical Director equally emphasized how the hospital will continue to embrace digital technology in the health sector to enhance quality and better healthcare service delivery.
At the hospital’s event, Alhaji Hamza Sakwa, a former chairman of the hospital’s governing board, spoke about the current growth of the hospital
He said, “The glory of the hospital, which was nearly lost, has been restored,” Sakwa said. “Now, the National Hospital is widely praised. I appeal to the Federal Government and all potential supporters to help elevate it to the status of the nation’s premier treatment center.”
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