Gbagada General Hospital gets dialysis machine, water beds

The Gbagada General Hospital, Gbagada, Lagos, has received a hi-tech renal dialysis machine and 15 water beds with their accompaniment.

This is courtesy of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Insurance and Rotary club, Lagos Palmgroove Estate Chapter respectively.

This, the hospital said, was a public-private-partnership (PPP) initiative of the Lagos State Government and the passion of hospital’s medical director (MD), Dr Tayo Lawal.

The MD said the machine will help the hospital retain its patients who are being referred to other hospitals, and as such allow the hospital to attend to as many patients as possible.Besides, the hospital charges are the cheapest for the treatment of kidney problems.

He said the machine and the Cardio Centre in the hospital are a testament to Lagos State Government’s resolve to focus on the health of Lagosians and a statement that health related issues can be treated in the state.

Head, Department of Medicine and the Nephrology, Gbagada General Hospital, Dr Olusegun Babafemi said the machine will help the hospital to continue to treat patients that come.

“It is cheap to maintain. The machine will help us to keep more patients alive that could not immediately afford the money for kidney transplant, which is the better alternative in the treatment of kidney failure and the partnership with FBN Insurance will help us treat the patients”, he added.