The Chief medical director of the University of Port Harcourt teaching hospital, Professor Hillary Ugboma, has said the hospital has started admitting patients into some critical wards three weeks after aggrieved Health workers embarked on an indefinite strike.
Briefing journalists, he said the move will help the hospital meet the need of the public.
“Some critical units which had been closed following the strike, are now open to the public. This include, the accident and emergency, intensive care unit, special care baby unit, the labour ward and our theatres.
“Our services are open, we are admitting people now, we are operating, the clinics are running and all it’s intensive care areas are functional”
Professor Ugboma further said that the management of the hospital have started engaging the services of the Red cross and external staff to fill up the vacuum created by the striking health workers.
“This management is not deterred by the challenges, as we have in our response taken far reaching measures to ensure that whatever service being rendered is made effective in order to address the health care needs of members of the public.
“To this end and after a careful periodic review of our activities, management resolved to expand the scope of service delivery by engaging personnel from the Red cross, recruiting Ad-hoc staff to ensure that whatever service being rendered is made effective.
