Ogun State General Hospital Abeokuta generated N150 million between January and August this year into the state government coffers.
The Medical Director, Dr Kayode Oladehinde, disclosed this on Friday while receiving members of the House Committee on Health, who were on oversight visit to the hospital..
Oladeinde said that the revenue were generated from medical consultancy fees, administration fees, proceeds from sales of drugs and medications and earnings from laboratory services, adding that the hospital could meet part of overhead payment obligations through its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
The medical expert explained that the hospital had been implementing cashless policy in line with the state government’s directive and procured modern medical equipment, lamenting however that inadequate specialists such as qualified doctors, nurses, special consultants are some of the challenges facing the hospital.
In his remarks, the House Committee Chairman, Hon. Israel Jolaosho, commended the hospital’s management for providing qualitative and efficient health care delivery.
He advised the hospital’s management to seek support from philanthropists in the area of medical equipment, saying that government could not do it alone.
Other members of the committee are, Hon.(Mrs.) Juliana Akintayo and Honourables Adebowale Ojuri, Akinpelu Aina and Samuel Sonuga.
