The National President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, Dr. Mohammad Usman Suleiman, has applauded the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, for its 24-hour power supply and staff welfare benefits.
Suleiman stated this in Rivers State on Friday after a courtesy visit to the hospital, complimenting the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Chizindu Alikor, for the leadership role which propelled RSUTH to the national limelight.
He also expressed great concern over the electricity supply at the facilities as many federal teaching hospitals have been recording days of total blackouts across the country.
“Nothing works in a hospital without electricity,” Suleiman said.
Usman noted that the consistent electricity supply at the hospital has contributed immensely to achieving uninterrupted clinical services and diagnostic services.
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The NARD president also commended the hospital authorities for timely payment of entitlements, allowances, annual Christmas bonus and the highest Medical Residency Training Fund, MRTF in Nigeria.
Usman stated the NARD would recognize Alikor’s tremendous efforts by honoring him with a Special Recognition Award at the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the association.
He also announced that Rivers State would host the 2027 NARD Annual General Meeting.
Alikor attributed the success records of RSUTH to the political will of the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, who has resolved to put the health sector on the corridor of development.
The Chief Medical Director of RSUTH deplored the incessant blackouts in many parts of the country, but described the electricity supply at the hospital as a “must” since 99.99 per cent of the power supplied to the facility was generated internally.
Alikor revealed that the hospital was in a test-run of an Electronic Medical Records system in the Family Medicine and Pharmacy Departments as part of the measures to transition to a paperless system and shorten patient waiting time.
The CMD noted that their target was to ensure patients complete registration, consult a specialist and pick up their drugs and file within an hour.
