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Lagos Govt Commences Upgrading Of 107-Year Massey Children Hospital
- Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off the reconstruction of the 107-year-old Massey Street Children Hospital located at the Adeniji-Adele Road, Lagos Island.
- The government had earlier explained that the new construction was geared towards addressing the challenge of space and expansion being encountered at the site of the current Massey Street Children Hospital.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off the reconstruction of the 107-year-old Massey Street Children Hospital located at the Adeniji-Adele Road, Lagos Island.
Massey Street Children Hospital, which is set to be upgraded and relocated to a convenient site, is a century-old secondary health facility on Lagos Island and the birthplace of prominent Lagosians
Established in 1914, the single-storey 85-bed pediatrics facility is currently overstretched to meet the care demands of children due to the increasing number of patients it receives daily.
The government had earlier explained that the new construction was geared towards addressing the challenge of space and expansion being encountered at the site of the current Massey Street Children Hospital.
According to the Lagos State Government, the new Massey Street Children Hospital will operate in a seven-storey edifice with 150-bed spaces, Independent Power Plant (IPP), emergency section, and multi-level car park.
The government noted that the facility would be completed within 24 months.
Speaking at the event on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu said the construction of the New Massey Street Children Hospital reflected his administration’s determination to close access and capacity gaps in the health sector.
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The governor added that the repair work on three roads on Lagos Island was to enable an inclusive development on the part of the Lagos State Government.
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“The construction of the New Massey Children Hospital reflects our unwavering determination to bridge all gaps in the health sector while the reconstruction of three major roads on Lagos Island demonstrates this administration’s commitment to an inclusive and non-discriminatory developmental agenda for Lagos State.
“As a responsive government, we identified the inadequacy of Massey Children Hospital to continue to meet the needs of a megacity, particularly the children in need of care.
“As a result of increasing number of patients, who daily throng the hospital to access quality medical services, the capacity has been overstretched and the hospital must be urgently upgraded to meet the patients’ needs.
“Guided by the second pillar of our T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda, which encompasses Health and the Environment, we are rebuilding, remodelling and repositioning the Massey Children Hospital into a seven-storey, 150-bed, ultra-modern and fit-for-purpose Paediatrics and Emergency General Hospital,” Sanwo-Olu said.
On its completion, the governor stated that the hospital would provide secondary integrated care services and acute care to both in-patients and out-patients in line with international best practices.
Dignitaries at the event include the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, members of the state’s cabinet, and residents of Lagos Island led by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu.
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