LASG approves Reddington Zainelab for COVID-19 testing

The Reddington Zaine Laboratory (ZaineLab), promoted by the Reddington Hospital Group, has been accredited by the Lagos State Government for PCR COVID-19 testing.

This was contained in a letter dated August 11, 2020, to the management of the Reddington Group by the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Health Facility and Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr. Abiola Idowu.

The hospital located at 6b Bendel Close, off Bishop Aboyade Street, Victoria Island is equipped with state-of-the-art Class 3 Biosecurity Safety Technology, which delivers results within 24-48 Hours.

According to the Reddington ZaineLab and Armoured Shield Medical Director, Dr. Olusola Oluwole, the facility is the only private hospital in Lagos currently accredited both for testing and treatment of COVID-19.

Oluwole said Sample Collection Centres would be available in Victoria Island, Ikeja GRA and Lekki for the convenience of everyone, especially, those requiring testing for travel purposes.

Reddington hospital recently commissioned the Armoured Shield Medical Complex in Victoria Island, Lagos for the treatment of all cases related to COVID-19. This allows for a seamless treatment and management of all COVID-19 positive patients in different locations in Lagos under biosecurity environment.

The new medical centre built in phases offers a 50-bed facility with isolation wards, high dependency and level 3 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with ventilators, organ life support machines, CT Scan, Xray, laboratory, telemedicine, emergency response ambulances among other equipment. It also has seasoned medical personnel required to treat all cases of Coronavirus in both adults and children.