Kemisola Oye
OFFICiALS of the Lagos State government led by the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi have inspected the newly constructed multi-floor 60-bed Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital in Surulere ahead of the official commissioning by Governor Babajide Sanwoolu.
The Lagos State government officials commended the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for facilitating the project being one of the numerous legacy projects of Mr Gbajabiamila during his tenure as Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives.
The Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital is a modern, multi-story hospital situated on Iyun Road, Off Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos, constructed on 90 piles due to the soil conditions and occupying approximately 5,000 sqm of land.
Previously a bungalow known as Hon Femi Gbajabiamila Primary Health Centre, demolished and fully upgraded to now boasts of a 60-bed capacity spread across four floors, equipped with a 1no 8-passenger – 630kg lift and 1no Stretcher-1800kg lift.
Construction began with the demolition of the old bungalow structure on 21 August 2020.
The hospital offers a range of facilities, including:
- Main Building (Ground Floor)
- Accident and Emergency Unit
- Pharmacy Unit
iii. Administrative Offices (Accounts and Records)
- CT Scan Suite
- Laboratories (Haematology & Chemical)
- Outpatient department
vii. Waiting Area
viii. Restrooms
- Main Building (First Floor)
- Theatre Suite 1 & 2
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
iii. Female Wards
- Private Wards
- Recovery Room
- Server Room (ICT and CCTV) vii. Waiting Area
viii. Restrooms
- Main Building (Second Floor)
- Dialysis Room
- Ultrasound Room iii. X-Ray
- Physiotherapy
- Consulting Rooms
- Male Wards
vii. Private Wards
viii. Waiting Area
- Restrooms
- Main Building (Third Floor)
- Conference Room
- Offices
iii. Call Rooms
- Social Workers Unit
- Staff Lounge
- Paediatric Ward
vii. Neo-Natal Ward
viii. Waiting Area
- Restrooms
External view of the hospital
- Service Building
- Laundry
- Electrical Panel Room
xii. Maintenance Office
xiii. Generator House
xiv. Store
- Lock Up Shops – 3nos Large Shops (Restaurant etc)
- Public Toilets
- Gate House and Perimeter Fencing
- Parking Lots – 2500Sqm
- External Electrical and Mechanical Services
- 1no 300kVA Perkins Engine Generator ii. 1no 300kVA, 11/0.400kv Transformer iii. 100kVA Solar Hybrid System (Alternative energy)
- 1no 7.5hp diesel Pump
Fire Suppression System
- 30nos Solar Powered Street light for access road and hospital premises
- 1no High Yield Water Treatment Plant
Hon. Gbajabiamila is set to hand over the new hospital complex to the Lagos State Government for public use.
Eighteen-Eleven Media