Lagos Upgrades Ayinke House to Ultra-modern Health Facility

Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director (

Ayinke House, the super ultra-modern hospital for women and children domiciled in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, is ready for commissioning. As a way of checking cases of newborn and maternal deaths in Lagos, the state government has upgraded the popular Ayinke house to ultramodern 170- bed Obstetrics and Gynaecology specialist hospital.

Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of LASUTH made the disclosure at an inspection of the facility recently, in Lagos.
The LASUTH boss, who spoke in glowing terms on the new Ayinke House, assured that the upgraded high-class facility is positioned to satisfy the needs of women, children and new born with its state-of-the-art equipment.

 “The old Ayinke house was a donation from Late Bank Anthony and was in itself an ultra-modern edifice and served us for about 10 years.
“The state government felt that it needed to be renovated; now we have a super ultra-modern hospital for women in Lagos and its environment.
“The facilities are a sight to behold; we can only compare the facilities here to what you will find in developed countries.
“Women in Lagos and its environment are in for a very fantastic time,” he said.

Dr Abiodun Adewole, the Head, Project Unit, Ministry of Health, said that the government put a lot of commitment in ensuring that the facility was functional.
Adewole said; “The government approved intake of medical personnel across board even before the completion of the facility.
“What the government has done is to put in effort to address the lapses; this is a promise delivered.”

Also, Dr Sylvester Odigie, the Hospital and Medical Equipment Consultant, Ayinke House, consultant, said that the facility was originally 80-bed capacity facility.

Odigie said that the government has expanded and renovated the facility to 170-bed capacity to cater for the quality needs of the patients.
He also said: “This facility is equipped with 30 incubators; all with oxygen delivery system capability and there is also special space for challenged newborn requiring intensive care.
“The facility for intensive care have the capacity to deliver and support pre-organ treatment; it also has a capacity of 16 beds and very high-dependency unit that incorporates a theatre to attend to emergencies,” he said.

In his remarks, Mr. Ade Akinsanya, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, said however, that the facility would not be inaugurated until it everything was in place to ensure it is functioning perfectly.
“It cannot be inaugurated until the government is satisfied; everybody needs to put everything in place and ensure that the facility is functioning properly,” Akinsanya said.

April 16, 2019