General hospital at surulere in Lagos state Nigeria

History

Randle General Hospital is a state general hospital in the

Surulere Surulere is a residential and commercial Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area located on the mainland of Lagos in Lagos State, Nigeria, with an area of . At the last census in the year 2006, there were 503,975 inhabitants, wi ...

district of Lagos, Nigeria. It was established for community use in 1964 by Chief Majekodunmi and it was one of the first health care

clinic A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients. Clinics can be privately operated or publicly managed and funded. They typically cover the primary care needs ...

s in Surulere. The hospital is extremely busy, particularly in the accident and emergency department.

Establishment purpose

This hospital was established to offer maternal and child health care, dental services, medical and

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services etc. It is sometimes referred to as the Surulere General Hospital. The medical director of the hospital is Dr. Aduke Odutayo. The hospital recorded a total of 6929

patient 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 c ...

s visiting the dental section for the period of January to December in the year 2020.

Free medical/legal Support

The

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in Surulere is committed to aiding survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) by offering complimentary medical services and legal support to those who are sexual molested in public with proper legal action.

References

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