The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL), is a hospital in

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

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History

The National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi,

commenced operations as a rehabilitation centre for wounded soldiers during

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in 1943, after which it developed to a hospital under the British Colonial Medical services of

Colonial Nigeria Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. British influence in the region began with the prohibition of slave trade to British subjects in 1807. Britain a ...

in 6 December 1945. The hospital, initially named the ''Royal Orthopaedic Hospital'' in 1956 was also instrumental in treating wounded soldiers and civilians of the

Nigerian Civil war The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Nigerian–Biafran War or the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence f ...

of 1967-1970. The hospital was handed over to the

Lagos State Government Lagos State Government is the government of Lagos State, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. The government consists of the executive, legislative and Judiciary. The government is headed by the Governor who is the policy-maker ...

in 1975 and subsequently the Federal Government in 1979.

Healthcare

The hospital has a staff strength of about 1300. It has an intensive care unit and a 450-bed capacity. The hospital is now reputed to be the largest orthopaedic hospital in West Africa.

Mobolaji Bank Anthony Oloye Sir Mobolaji Bank Anthony, KBE (11 June 1907 - 26 May 1991) was a Yoruba Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. He was a council President of the Lagos Stock Exchange and was a minority investor in Aero-Contractors before indigenous sha ...

funded a new section of the hospital which included the rehabilitation of the emergency ward. The hospital has the following under listed departments to cater for patients needs

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* {{coord missing, Nigeria Hospitals established in 1945 Hospitals in Lagos 1945 establishments in Nigeria