Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja
| Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja | |
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| Location | Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria |
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Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja is a federal government of Nigeria medical centre located in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. The current chief medical director is Olatunde Alabi.[1][2]
History
Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja was established in 1999. The hospital was formerly known as General Hospital, Lokoja.[3]
Departments
Department of Accident and emergency
Department of surgery
Department of pharmacy
Department of medical laboratory
Department of physiotherapy
Department of ophthalmology
Department of paedratics
Department of radiology
Department of Psychiatry
Department of orthopedic
Department of nursing
Department of gynecology
Department of internal medicine
Department of NHIS FMC
Department of Hematology
Department of family medicine
Department of histopathology
Department of Morbid Anatomy
Department of dental
Department of clinical pathology
Department of clinical microbiology.[4]
CMD
The current chief medical director is Olatunde Alabi.[5]
Upgrade To Teaching Hospital
In March 2023, federal medical center lokoja was upgraded to teaching hospital by the former president Mohammed Buhari.[6]
References
- ↑ "Buhari re-appoints FMC medical directors in Lokoja, Asaba". The Punch. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "Medical directors of FMC Lokoja, Asaba reappointed for 2nd tenure". Daily Trust. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ Egwu, Sam (2022-06-03). "Truck Crushes 3 Students In Lokoja". Leadership. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "Departments - FTH Lokoja". fmclokoja.gov.ng. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
- ↑ "Truck crushes 15-year-old student, injures two in Kogi". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 2022-06-03. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "Federal University Lokoja gets teaching hospital". P.M. News. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-03-20.