Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia
Reason To Recommend Place
It has a three-star ward with the state of the art facility. The 88-bed ward has 16 private rooms, and in each private room, they have basically what you will obtain in any decent hospital in Europe.
What To Bring
["Medical files and records.","An overnight bag with extra set of clothes in case you are admitted."]
Reason For Loving Place
It was formerly known as Queen Elizabeth Specialist Hospital before it was taken over by the federal government and made into a medical centre. It is a 327-bed tertiary hospital with about 1,600 staff, 358 of which are doctors. Of the total doctors, 76 are consultants, specialist in over 15 disciplines. FMC Umuahia has the fastest growing Residency Training Programme in Nigeria with recorded passes in surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, community medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, anesthesiology and internal medicine.
Ways Of Travel
By car and motorbike
Quote About Place
["We want to create a three star facility so that when patients are on admission, they will feel as if they have been admitted into a hotel-Dr. Chuku, MD"]
