Japa: More Than 150 Nurses Have Abandoned LASUTH, Says CMD

The Chief Medical Director, of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has said more than 150 nurses have resigned from their appointments with the tertiary hospital within the last three years.

Fabamwo said this during a briefing on Tuesday in Lagos.

The CMD said the situation arose as a result of health workers relocating abroad to practice, noting that the exit replacement strategy of the government had, however, ensured that operations weren’t disrupted at the hospital.

He added that in recent times, applications for positions of nurses and resident doctors had reduced in the tertiary hospital.

To address the challenge, Fabamwo said the hospital now recruits double-qualified nurses and also engaged some retired but not tired nurses on a contract basis to bridge the gaps.

On the issue of bed space management, the CMD said the hospital was using a team of nurses called a ‘monitoring crew’ to ensure speedy transfers of stable patients from emergency units.

This, according to him, had created spaces for incoming patients.

Fabamwo disclosed that the ongoing construction of the Sustainable Development Goals building with a 120-bed capacity in the hospital was at a 90 percent completion level.

He said that the SDG building would alleviate the issue of bed space constriction, enhance critical care services in the hospital and assist to reduce medical tourism in the state and country.

The CMD added that the hospital was also working on the expansion of its Surgical Emergency Unit, Psychiatric Unit, and Resident Doctors’ quarters.

According to him, the policies and infrastructure development were to improve healthcare services and patients’ experience at the hospital.