Eko Hospital

Eko Hospital
Establishment of EkoCorp PLC
Geography
Location	Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Funding	Private
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Opened	1982 (1982)
Links
Website	https://www.ekohospitals.com/
Lists	Hospitals in Nigeria

The Eko Hospital is a private hospital located at Ikeja with annex in Ikoyi, Central Lagos, Surulere, Lagos State Nigeria.[1] This hospital was established in 1982 to succeed Mercy Specialist Clinic, a clinic that operated in the late 1970s to provide health care services to the entire people of Lagos State, Nigeria.[2][3] Eko hospital main objective and goal is to provide a wide range of health services, including secondary services for its local population, regional as well as national health services.[4] Eko hospital, is the first private hospital to be quoted on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.[5]

Facilities

Eko hospital has an annex at Ikeja consisting of about 130 beds space with the basic medical equipment for conducting series of diagnostic test.[6][7] The Surulere annex is a 40-bed Secondary health care facility.[8] Other diagnostic equipment includes:

• Audiometry Unit, where series of hearing test are conducted to enhance the identification of the threshold levels[9]
• Dialysis Unit, for the diagnosis and treatment of Kidney
• Medical Laboratory, for the diagnosis of various infections and diseases
• A blood bank for the storage and preservation of donated blood for emergency purpose[10]
• Physiotherapy Unit to provides a comprehensive service to hospital inpatients
• Radiotherapy Equipment
• Pathology Laboratory
• Psychiatric Testing
• Comprehensive Health Screening
• CT Scan Computerised Coaxial
• Angiography
• Prostate Screening
• Tomography
• Intensive Care Unit
• Fertility Centre (In Vitro Fertilisation Unit)
• Radiotherapy Equipment.

See also

• Ikeja
• List of hospitals in Lagos
• Randle general hospital

References

1. "PHOTONEWS: Fire Outbreak Hits Eko Hospital In Lagos". Sahara Reporters.
2. "Lagos' Eko Hospital battles for own life as founders engage in fierce legal tussle". Premium Times Nigeria.
3. "EKO Hospital targets quality healthcare with approval of 110m shares". Vanguard News. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
4. "EKO Hospital In Ruins + Diagnoses Man To Be Three Months Pregnant - Global News". Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
5. "EKOcorp's profits surge 22.13% on reduced costs".
6. "Fire guts EKO Hospital room". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
7. "EKO hospital tackles 'silent killers'". Vanguard News. 12 August 2013.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
9. "EKO Hospital Committed to Improve Health Care Services, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
10. "Breaking News: Eko Hospital On Fire". thenigerianvoice.com.