UBTH treated 300,000 patients in 2024– CMD

The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, has disclosed that the hospital has attended to nearly 300,000 patients in 2024.

Obaseki, who disclosed this at the hospital’s 2024 End of Year/Award Night in Benin City, also revealed that about 2,100 births were recorded so far in the hospital in 2024.

He said the event was to encourage and celebrate a year of remarkable milestones and honour the exceptional contributions of the staff of the health institution.

According to him, in 2024, the health institution attended to about 300,000 patients and performed about 6,300 surgeries across different theatres in the hospital, while about 20,000 patients were treated and discharged.

The Chief Medical Director also disclosed that an average of over 1,500 outpatients were attended to daily by the hospital.

“We treated and discharged about 20,000 patients from our wards, and we took delivery of about 2,100 births. As we speak, people are still delivering. So, it is a lot of work, and tonight, we are here to honour those who do this work.

“We see over 1,500 outpatients on average daily. Out of the number, maybe two or three may have issues that become a point of complaint, while we forget about the over 1,497 or 1,498 that were successfully treated and discharged home,” he said.

He said those to be recognised and rewarded include the overall staff of the year, department of the year, unit of the year, and committee of the year, among others.

A significant highlight of the evening was the recognition of exceptional departments and individuals whose contributions stood out in maintaining the hospital’s standards.