General Hospital, Lagos, is the oldest hospital in Nigeria.

History

General Hospital, Lagos Odan is situated in Odan,

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, between Broad Street and Marina in the central business district. The hospital is one of the several general hospitals of the

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. It was established in 1893 as a British

military hospital A military hospital is a hospital owned and operated by a military. They are often reserved for the use of military personnel and their dependents, but in some countries are made available to civilians as well. They may or may not be located on a ...

, and was the first general hospital in Nigeria. On 1 October 1960, the hospital was handed over to the Federal Government and on 7 May 1967, it was finally taken over by the Lagos State Government. The Nursing School was established in 1952. Other services which commenced included general

outpatient A patient is any recipient of health care services that are performed by healthcare professionals. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, nurse, optometrist, dentist, veterinarian, or other health care ...

services,

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, and

obstetrics and gynecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology (also spelled as Obstetrics and Gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and t ...

. The obstetrics and gynaecology department was transferred to Massey Street (Ita Eleiye), where most prominent Lagosians were born. The

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(NMA) was established at the hospital. The hospital has served as a training center for doctors, pharmacists, nurses, radiographers and medical technologists across the country.

Services

*General Outpatient *Inpatient treatment facility *General Medicine *Surgery *Ophthalmology *Orthopaedics *Physiotherapy *Maternity *Obstetrics and Gynaecology *Paediatrics *Emergency Services *Nursing Care *Pharmacy *Pathology *Blood Bank (began operating at Massey Street Children Hospital for maternal cases) *Radiology (established 1913) *Chest clinic (established for the care of patients with tuberculosis.) *Dental Care *Physical Medicine *Medical Rehabilitation centre

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* * {{Lagos, state=collapsed Hospitals established in 1893 Hospitals in Lagos Lagos Island 1893 establishments in Lagos Colony History of Lagos 19th-century establishments in Lagos

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