Ogundipe stated this when the hospital
declared two days free medical services to mark the fourth anniversary of the
establishment of the 400-bed medical facility.
He said with the giant leaps being made by
the hospital in terms of proficiency and quality medical services, that
Nigerians have no reason traveling abroad for medicare.
According to him, in United Kingdom (UK),
the cost for the treatment of Heart Valve replacement is 17,000 pounds, but in
AMSH, it costs between N5 million and N7 million, noting that even their
dialysis services is the cheapest in Ekiti.
Apart from being a centre of excellence in
treatment of diseases, the CMD stated that AMSH is upscaling its contributions
to medical education, post graduate training and research, leading to the
production of virucidine herbal drug for the management of COVID-19.
Ogundipe added that the two days free
medical services would complement the Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR)
being undertaken by the hospital that had benefited thousands of people in
Ekiti and neighbouring states.
“At the inception of this hospital, under
this CSR, all patients seeking antenatal care were enrolled at no cost from
registration to delivery. In addition, indigent patients who could not access
medical care were managed on founder’s accounts from time to time.
“Contrary to popular belief that cost of
accessing healthcare in multisystem hospital is high, comparatively, the
hospital offers the cheapest healthcare services given the array of services
available, the highly qualified professionals involved and the kind of care we
offer.
“On our platform, those whose services had
been discounted ran to over N50m, let alone those who got free health services
and those whose bills were paid by Chief Afe Babalola”.
The medical practitioner stated that the
health institution is working tirelessly to halt medical tourism draining
several billions of naira from Nigerians yearly , by acquiring the best
equipment and assembled array of medical professionals that can handle any
complicated situation.
Speaking about AMSH’s giant strides to
bring radical reform to the country’s debilitating health sector, Ogundipe
added that the teaching hospital has become a frontline health institution in
sub-saharan Africa in general medicine and treatment of kidney, heart and
cardiovascular diseases.
The CMD stated that the hospital had
offered multi-million naira free health services to indigent residents covering
medical and surgical services, with beneficiaries’ bills defrayed by the
founder, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) under the CSR initiative.
On how to solve the challenge of cancer
that was killing Nigerians , the CMD revealed that the hospital would soon
establish a Cancer Centre that would offer services to people at affordable
prices.
He added that the hospital would soon set
up an outreach centre in the heart of Ado Ekiti metropolis to bring secondary
healthcare services close to the populace.
Ogundipe said the hospital had benefited
financial grants from international donors and spirited individuals , urging
other non-governmental agencies to partner the hospital to solidify the health
sector in the country.