A BRIEF PEEP INTO SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE IBOM INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

A BRIEF PEEP INTO SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE IBOM INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

Brand – Ibom International Hospital

Goal – JCI-accredited International Quarternary-level referral Centre

Location – One of the components of the Ibom Medical City situated along the Medical Corridor. Other proposed facilities in the Medical City include Ibom Multi-specialty Hospital, Senior Citizens Centre, Medical Village (a modern Housing estate for professionals), Pharmaceutical Parks (drug manufacturing hub), Research Institutes, Academic institutions for health sciences etc.

Level of Care- Quarternary-level referral Centre

Specialties-
* Emergency Medicine
* General Medicine
* Neurology & Neurocritical care
* Interventional cardiology
* Nephrology
* Gastroenterology
* Endocrinology
* Rheumatology
* Pulmonology
* Dermatology
* Geriatrics
* Hospice & Palliative Medicine
* Brain & Spine surgery (Advanced neurosurgery)
* Otorhinolaryngology
* Orthopaedics
* Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
* Urology
* Plastic Surgery
* Ophthalmology
* Robotic Surgery
* Cardiothoracic Surgery
* Reproductive Medicine & IVF
* Obstetrics & Gynaecology
* Haematology
* Paediatrics & Child Health
* Dentistry
* Lifestyle Medicine
* Anesthesiology and Critical Care
* Pathology
* Radio-diagnostics
* Radio-Oncology
* Transplant Medicine
* Interventional radiology
* Laboratory Genetics/Genomics Research
* Occupational Medicine

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
* 8 Floors with a basement (total of 9 floors)
* Total Floors Area- 37,000sqm
* 3 Wellness Gardens (including a roof-top garden for the Lifestyle Medicine & wellness centre)
* 2-MW Solar farm
* Parking lot for 150 Cars with additional underground parking for VVIPs.
* Helipad
* Integrated Basement Vault
* Over 5 hectares of land space for future development.
* Grand 3-story reception Atrium

KEY EQUIPMENT & CLINICAL AREAS
– TrueBeam radiotherapy (Linear Accelerator)
– 3T MRI
– Cyclotron
– PET-CT Scan
– Intra-operative CT
– Intra-operative MRI
– O-Arm
– 10 modular operating Theatre suites including super-sterile suites for neurosurgery, Transplant surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT and Orthopaedics.
– Double ORs Transplant surgery
– Da Vinci Robotic Surgery suite
– CathLab
– NICU & PICU
– ICU, CCU, HDU
– Specialized Burns unit
– Wards- Rooms with double patient beds, single beds, VIP Suite, VVIP Suites ( Lifestyle Medicine & Wellness floor), Sauna & steam suites, yoga & massage studios
– Fully functional Medical gas pipe systems
– HVAC with HEPA & laminar zones
– Fully automated smart building with card-only electronic access.

ECONOMIC IMPACT
* 1,500+ jobs during construction
* Supplies by local vendors & sub-contracts
* 500+ permanent jobs when IIH is in full operations.

– VISION: From the ARISE agenda of Governor Umo Eno
– IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: Ministry of Health, Akwa Ibom State.

ENDORSED BY:
1. Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
2. Medical and Dental Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)
3. Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)
4. Association of Medical Laboratory Science of Nigeria (AMLSCN)
5. Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)
6. National Association of Doctors in University Health System (NADUHS)
7. National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP)
8. Radiographers Association of Nigeria (RAN)
9. National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM – AKS)
10. Optometrists Association of Nigeria (OAN)
11. Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN)
12. National Union of Allied Health Professional (NUAHP)
13. Dieticians Association of Nigeria (DAN)
14. Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN – UUTH)
15. Medical Elders Group (MEG)
16. Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP)
17. Non Academic Staff Union (NASU-UUTH)
18. Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN – AKS)
19. National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM – UUTH)
20. Association of Dental Therapist and Technicians
21. Association of Technicians and Technologists of Nigeria
22. Health Information Management (HIM) Practitioners Association

23. Association of Community Health Practitioners, Akwa Ibom State Chapter