Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commissioned the newly expanded Stella Obasanjo Hospital, a state-of-the-art medical facility with 270 beds located on Sapele Road in Benin City, the Edo state capital.
The official commissioning of the hospital took place on November 6, 2024 at Benin City Edo State.
The hospital, named in honour of Obasanjo’s late wife, Stella Obasanjo, who passed away on October 23, 2005, at age 59, is dedicated to improving healthcare access in the region.
As reported Stella, originally from Iruekpen in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, is remembered for her dedication to healthcare and social causes during her lifetime. The former President’s arrival in Benin was also announced via a video shared by the Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday.
The newly commissioned Stella Obasanjo Hospital has the following departments:
1. Outpatient department (OPD)
2. In-patient department (IPD)
3. Administrative block
4. Mortuary
5. Hydro-therapy pool situated in the physiotherapy department
6. State-of-the-art Dental equipment.
7. Opthalmology chairs and ultrasound equipment
8. Radiology department
9. Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
10. Operating theatre
11. IVF/Fertilisation department
12. Dialysis department with 12 dialysis machines in addition to Dialysis chairs
13. Maternity wards
14. Labour and delivery wards
15. Endoscopy and Laparoscopy session
16. Male, and female wards
17. Insomnia departments
