By Obiabin Onukwugha
Patience with severe life-threatening conditions can now seek medical care at the State-owned Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).
The Rivers State government, officially opened the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the RSUTH, in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The 12-bed ICU, is equipped with dedicated Mobile X-ray, Electro-cardiography machine, Eco-cardiography machine, the i-start machine, AAD Defribilators, dedicated laboratory and essential drugs fully automated for special care.
At the official opening ceremony of the ICU, which took place during the weekend, Commissioner for Health, Doctor Adaeze Oreh said a higher level of advance care is now available for the people in the state and the neighbouring states who suffer critical health conditions.
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“Rivers people should be proud that the governor of the state, Siminalaiyi Fubara is keeping to his campaign promises he made by demonstrating the commitment for healthcare excellence in the state by equipping the ICU at the RSUTH”, she stated.
Speaking earlier, Acting Chief Medical Director, Professor Chizindu Alikor explained that the ICU have 12 beds with three dedicated of them dedicated for infectious disease patients.
Alikor commended Fubara for his commitment in building on the gains of the previous administration, particularly his support in opening of the ICU at the RSUTH.
He said patients in need of intensive care facilities can now come to RSUTH and obtain such services, adding that the unit also have CRT for those who will want to be dialized even while in the ICU.
“The ICU of this hospital is well equipped, specialized ICU beds, each bed has a ventilator, and a critical care multi- parameter patient monitor.
“We have got dedicated Mobile X-ray here, we have Electro-cardiography machine, Eco-cardiography machine, the i-start machine, AAD Defribilators, all essential drugs necessary for care here and then many other basic facilities and a dedicated laboratory that is fully automated for special care, so that blood investigations for patient here in the intensive care unit are also gotten and gotten quickly,” he stated.
