Federal Medical Centre, Yenogoa

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The Yenagoa General Hospital, established in 1957 during the colonial era, was converted into a specialist hospital in 1996, after the creation of Bayelsa State. On 9th September, 1999 the same hospital was taken over by the Federal Ministry of Health and re-named Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa. In 2014, the Otuoke Cottage Hospital established under the auspices of the MDGs was taken over by the Federal Ministry of Health following a Presidential Mandate and handed over to become Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa Outreach Hospital in Ogbia L.G.A. Today, the hospital is best described as Federal Medical Centre, Bayelsa State. Dr. (now Prof.) Kobina Keme-Ebi Imananagha, Chief Consultant Physician/Neurologist, a former head of the Department of Medicine, University of Calabar and a pioneer Honourable Commissioner for Health, Bayelsa State, was appointed in 1999 as the pioneer Medical Director of the young hospital. A year later, the Federal Government of Nigeria appointed a 10-member Board of Management to run the affairs of the hospital, under the able leadership of HRM, Late King (Dr.) H. S. Eseimokumoh, a retired Chief Consultant Surgeon who was then the paramount ruler of Tarakiri Kingdom of Bayelsa State. The Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, was established with the central aim of providing qualitative tertiary health care services to meet the needs of the people of Bayelsa State. Since then, it has recorded tremendous achievements in clinical services, infrastructural development, provision of basic medical equipment, attraction of highly experienced specialist manpower, staff training and welfare. Death rates among patients have reduced dramatically and patient patronages of the hospital increased astronomically. The hospital started as a 40 bedded hospital in 1999, progressed to 250 in 2014 and by 2015 it was 414 and now 425 bed-complement and it is blessed with hardworking and highly dedicated staff numbering 2,216 Regular Staff. It is poised at becoming a Federal Teaching Hospital anytime it is saddled with that higher responsibility. In the quest to improve services, the hospital started and completed a good number of building projects, in accordance with the approved master-plan for the development of the hospital. It also has a number of on-going projects. The hospital is a success story; it succeeded in converting the little funds it received in 2000 and 2001 into many completed projects commissioned in May, 2003. More projects were subsequently initiated and executed many of which were commissioned between 2011 and 2012 including the Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu Administration Block named after the immediate past Medical Director. The substantive Medical Director of the hospital is Dr. Dennis O. Allagoa, an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, the Head of Clinical Services is Dr. James Omietimi, while the Head of Administration/Secretary to the Board is Mr. Inibaraye Ogoro who is a Deputy Director of Administration. The Head of Finance and Accounts is Mr. Edem Bassey. We have a main centre and an outreach centre at Otuoke which is headed by a Consultant-in-Charge Dr. Peter Alabrah and assisted by a Community Health Physician Dr. Egbuvbge.