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Introduction The new Saint Nicholas Hospital opened in March 1968 by the founder and Chairman of the board of Directors. Chief (Dr.) M.A. Majekodunmi C.F.R, C.M.G. Since then, the hospital has undergone extensive re-engineering and re-orientation. We strive to continually improve our standards and range of services offered. Health care delivery has undergone numerous advances over the years and at Saint Nicholas Hospital we are proud to consider ourselves at the forefront in our environment. Mission Statement Our mission is to serve the health care needs of our community by providing comprehensive care to prevent illness, relieve suffering, restore health and promote wellbeing during each life stage. We will provide advanced procedures and modern technology, within our available resources, with a focus on caring, compassion and patient safety. Vision Statement We will be the premier health care provider in the Nation, by building upon our strengths of personalized care, technologically advanced services and effective resource management. Values Statement St. Nicholas Hospital will achieve its Mission and Vision through the core values of;
Management and Staff FOUNDING MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Chief (Dr) M. A. Majekodunmi C.F.R., C.M.G., M.A., M.D., F.R.C.O.G. (Ad. Endum) Paediatrician Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Minister for Health from 1961 - 1966 President of 16th W.H.O. congress Career spanning over 60 years MEDICAL DIRECTOR: Dr. Dapo Majekodunmi M.B., B.S., M.R.C.O.G. STAFF: Highly qualified specialists staff Saint Nicholas hospital. Medical staffs include a consultant surgeon, two consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, one Physician with special interest in Nephrology, A consultant Paediatrician, General Practitioner, Anaesthetist, Medical Officers and House Officers. We have visiting consultants in various specialities namely; Paediatric Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Urology / Transplant Surgery, Haematology, Neurology and Maxillofacial Surgery The hospital runs a continuous Medical / Nursing education programme. There are also weekly tutorials given to medical officers and house officers by the consultant staff. There is a house officer and medical officer in the hospital on a 24-hour basis. All resident Consultants can be contacted 24 hours a day on their mobile telephones. Services & Facilities List Of Services:
OUT-PATIENTS DEPARTMENT (OPD) A matron with over 24 years experience in the Nursing profession supervises this unit. This unit has a trough put of up to 20 000 patient episodes a year. There is an Accident and Emergency room in the department that is used for the initial assessment and immediate resuscitation of the critically ill or injured patient. It is equipped with the appropriate resuscitative equipment. HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT (H.D.U.) This unit is staffed by very highly trained Nursing Personnel with long-term experience in the management of the critically ill patient. All H.D.U. staff are trained in basic and advanced life support techniques and have regular tutorials in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, as do all our medical staff. The unit is also used for the post operative care of patients following major surgery. It is equipped with monitoring aids for continuous accurate assessments of the clinical state of the patient like; pulse oximeters, cardiac monitors, blood gas analyser etc. There are also facilities for short or long term ventilation of adult, paediatric and neonatal patients. Pre-term or severely ill babies are nursed in one of our 4 incubators. THEARTRE/DELIVERY ROOM COMPLEX The personnel in this unit have vast experience in the performing the duties required to run a modern theatre and delivery room. The unit is equipped to cope with a large number of major surgical procedures. Specialised surgical facilities include: Gastroscopy, Cystoscopy, Laparoscopy, Renal Transplant, Transurethral Resection of the Prostate, Urinary bladder tumours and internal optical urethrotomy. RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENET This unit is open 24 hours a day. It is equipped with 2 X-ray machines one of which is an ultra-modern remote controlled unit recently purchased to enable us perform specialised radiological investigations. We also have a helical General Elcetric CT scan machine with equipment for performing contrast vascular studies and an attached laser camera. The department has 2 real-time ultrasound scanning machines. With our newest machine we are able to perform colour and “power-flow” Doppler investigations as well as 3 dimensional imaging. The machines are equipped with probes for examining all parts of the body. Hard copy photographs and video recordings are available from all ultrasound-scanning machines. DIALYSIS UNIT This unit, established recently, is one of the best-equipped dialysis units in the country and is currently a reference point for other dialysis units. With a consultant Nephrologists in house supervising the care of all patients admitted into the unit. The head nurse in charge of the unit has considerable experience totalling 16 years from the teaching hospital along with other highly trained nurses. The unit is equipped with 10 haemodialysis machines and an ultramodern water treatment unit. THE LABORATORY The laboratory is open 24 hours a day and provides an extensive range of haematological, biochemical, bacteriological and parasitological investigations. There is a blood bank in the unit and all blood for transfusion is screened for both hepatitis B and C and “double screened” for Human Immune-deficiency virus infection, malaria parasiteamia and syphilis before leaving the department. THE PHARMACY This department is open 24 hours a day and provides drugs that meet stringent international standards. It supplies both in-patients’ and out-patients’ departments and is staffed by 6 Pharmacists and 2 Pharmacy Technicians. AMBULANCE SERVICE This service, which constitutes part of the Saint Nicholas Hospital Emergency Services Unit, is outsourced to a reputable firm affiliated with South Africa called Critical Rescue International (CRI) available on a 24-hour basis both for collection and transfer of patients. IN-PATIENTS There are 48 beds on three floors. These are accommodated in single rooms, double rooms and general wards. There is also a nursery for the newborn that is equipped with incubators for premature infants and two phototherapy units for the management of babies with neonatal jaundice. The principal nursing staff manning the unit are dedicated and highly experienced in looking after premature babies. KITCHEN The hospital kitchen that has recently undergone refurbishment and equipping with modern equipment is run by an experienced chef assisted by two caterers and cooks. It provides 4 meals a day to the in-patients. ADMINISTRATION AND ANCILLIARIES Administration is headed by: the Medical Director assisted by an advisory board and management committee comprising of the Matron, her two deputies, the consultant staff and the general manager. Other heads of departments are called into meetings as and when necessary. THE FUTURE The provision of sound, quality service within the hospital over the past 30 years has created a solid foundation on which new projects can grow and it is our intention to continually modernise, refurbish and develop all aspects of Saint Nicholas Hospital. |
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