The Lagos State Government represented by the Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi inspects the newly completed Multi-Floor 60 Bed Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital in Surulere ahead of official commissioning by His Excellency, Gov. Babajide Sanwoolu.
The state government commends the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila for facilitating the project.
This is one of the numerous legacy projects of Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila during his tenure as Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives.
The Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital is a modern, multi-story hospital situated at Iyun road, off Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos constructed on 90 piles due to the soil conditions, situated on approximately 5,000 sqm of land. Previously a bungalow known as Hon Femi Gbajabiamila Primary Health Centre, demolished and fully upgraded to now boasts a 60-bed capacity spread across four floors, equipped with a 1no 8-passenger – 630kg lift and 1no Stretcher-1800kg lift.
Construction began with the demolition of the old bungalow structure on August 21, 2020.
The hospital offers a range of facilities, including:
A. Main Building (Ground Floor)
i. Accident and Emergency Unit
ii. Pharmacy Unit
iii. Administrative Offices (Accounts and Records)
iv. CT Scan Suite
v. Laboratories (Haematology & Chemical)
vi. Outpatient department
vii. Waiting Area
viii. Restrooms
B. Main Building (First Floor)
i. Theatre Suite 1 & 2
ii. Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
iii. Female Wards
iv. Private Wards
v. Recovery Room
vi. Server Room (ICT and CCTV) vii. Waiting Area
viii. Restrooms
C. Main Building (Second Floor)
i. Dialysis Room
ii. Ultrasound Room iii. X-Ray
iv. Physiotherapy
v. Consulting Rooms
vi. Male Wards
vii. Private Wards
viii. Waiting Area
ix. Restrooms
D. Main Building (Third Floor)
i. Conference Room
ii. Offices
iii. Call Rooms
iv. Social Workers Unit
v. Staff Lounge
vi. Paediatric Ward
vii. Neo-Natal Ward
viii. Waiting Area
ix. Restrooms
External view of the hospital
E. Service Building
x. Laundry
xi. Electrical Panel Room
xii. Maintenance Office
xiii. Generator house
xiv. Store
F. Lock Up Shops – 3nos Large Shops (Restaurant etc)
G. Public Toilets
H. Gate House and Perimeter Fencing
I. Parking Lots – 2500Sqm
J. External Electrical and Mechanical Services
i. 1no 300kVA Perkins Engine Generator ii. 1no 300kVA, 11/0.400kv Transformer iii. 100kVA Solar Hybrid System (Alternative energy)
iv. 1no 7.5hp diesel Pump
Fire Suppression System
v. 30nos Solar Powered Street light for access road and hospital premises
vi. 1no High Yield Water Treatment Plant
Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is set to hand over the new hospital complex to the Lagos State Government for public use.
Ayekooto Akindele