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Sanwo-Olu To Hospital Patients: Yuletide Season Signals Hope Of Quick Recovery For You

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Dec 27, 2022.

Sanwo-Olu has told hospital patients in Alimosho to get their hopes up as the Yuletide season signals hope of quick recovery for them.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged patients of Alimosho General Hospital not to be depressed by their health state or for not being able to celebrate with their loved ones at home, stressing that the grace of being able to witness the season signals hope of quick recovery for them.

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Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Director of Medical Services, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr. Olugbenga Oyekan, paid a visit to the hospital on Christmas day.

A statement by a government spokesperson said the visit was in continuation of the yearly show of love to hospital patients across Lagos State during Christmas.

While identifying with the in-patients of the hospital on Christmas Day, Sanwo-Olu stated that the gesture was a way of celebrating the yuletide season with the citizens even while in the hospital.

Representative of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Oyekan Olugbeng during the presentation of Christmas gifts to in-patients on Sunday 25th, December 2022.

The governor, who was conducted round the various wards within the hospital in the company of the Medical Director, Dr. Ayodapo Soyinka, presented gift items to the hospital patients comprising children, youths, men and women from all the Units/Wards within the facility.

He also used the opportunity of the Christmas gift presentation to the patients to commend the entire workforce of the hospital for their efforts and contributions to the realisation of his vision for the Health and Environment pillar under the T.H.E.M.E.S agenda.

Representative of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Oyekan Olugbeng during the presentation of Christmas gifts to in-patients on Sunday 25th, December 2022.

Sanwo-Olu described Alimosho General Hospital, Igando as a flagship hospital that is close to the standard of a Teaching Hospital, saying “This is the only Hospital in Lagos State that has two Maternal and Child Centre (MCC) and also boasts of the highest number of patients.”

The governor also thanked the hospital for keeping his mandate for the health sector visible and for making governance relevant, charging the medical staff not to rest on their oars as there is lot of ground to cover.

He reminded the workforce of the essence of Christmas and urged them to maintain equal standards and passion when attending to the medical and other needs of patients regardless of their political affiliation, religion, sex, race or belief, saying that Jesus Christ was fair to everyone in all His dealings.

Sanwo-Olu also submitted that medical professionals must begin to see themselves as benchmarks for practitioners outside the country instead of always aspiring to live up to international standards. “You also can make international standard a reality despite some obvious limitations around,” the governor stated.

MD/CEO of Alimosho General Hospital, Dr. Ayodapo Soyinka during the presentation of Christmas gifts to in-patients on Sunday 25th, December 2022.

Earlier, the Medical Director of Alimosho General Hospital, Dr. Ayodapo Soyinka averred that the hospital has achieved a lot in terms of efficiency and effectiveness since the beginning of the year.

According to him, the latest on the list of the hospital’s achievements is the introduction of the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and an e-card system to further improve the health care of Lagos residents.