Jos University Teaching Hospital

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Jos University Teaching Hospital
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Jos University Teaching Hospital
Geography
LocationJos, Nigeria
Organisation
Care system Public
Affiliated university University of Jos
Services
Emergency department Yes
Links
Website https://juth.gov.ng/
Lists Hospitals in Nigeria

Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) is a Federal Tertiary Health Institution of Nigeria, established in 1975 formally recognized by an Act of parliament in 1981 located in Jos North Plateau State. [1] [2] The Chief Medical Director is Doctor Bupwatda Pokop Wushipba. [3] [4] The Chief Medical Director recognized staff with meritorious and long-standing awards on December 15 to incentivize JUTH working environment. [5]

Contents

Description

Locations

There are four locations of JUTH which are as follows: [6]

Departments

JUTH has 43 departments: [7]

  1. Administration
  2. Accounts
  3. Anesthesia
  4. Catering
  5. Chemical Pathology
  6. Community Medicine
  7. Child and Oral Health
  8. Directorate of Clinical Training and Services
  9. Dietetic
  10. Domestic Services
  11. Family Medicine
  12. Hematology and Blood Transfusion
  13. Health Records
  14. Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  15. Information and Communication Technology
  16. Information, Protocol, and Public relations
  17. Internal Audit
  18. Internal Security Unit
  19. Legal
  20. Medical Microbiology
  21. Medical Social Work
  22. Medicine
  23. Nursing Services
  24. Oral Diagnostics Services
  25. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  26. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  27. Ophthalmology
  28. Orthopedics and Trauma
  29. Otorhinolaryngology(ENT)
  30. Pediatrics
  31. Pharmacy
  32. Physiotherapy
  33. Planning, Research, and Statistics
  34. Procurement
  35. Psychiatry
  36. Preventive Dentistry
  37. Radiology
  38. Radiotherapy Oncology
  39. Restorative Dentistry
  40. Stores and Supplies
  41. Surgery
  42. Transport
  43. Works

Facilities and Units

Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E)

This unit is the engine of the Jos University Teaching Hospital which responds to varying degrees of accidents and emergency patients. The Accident and Emergency Unit has 34 beds. It has a mediboard which displays real-time information of admitted patients, new patients reviewed, and discharged patients.

Mediboard JUTH accident and emergency unit 1.jpg
Mediboard


A&E Unit entrance JUTH Facility.jpg
A&E Unit entrance






History

Jos University Teaching Hospital was established in 1975. [1] It was established during the regime of Gen. Yakubu Gowon but was commissioned in 1977 during the regime of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo. [8] In 2001, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partnered with JUTH to establish a laboratory to combat HIV. [1] In 2007, Obasanjo commissioned a permanent site for the hospital. [8]

Education

JUTH's partnership with the College of Health Sciences, University of Jos provides degree programmes to medical students. In this regard, JUTH provides specialized training experience and placement within it's departments to medical students of University of Jos College of Health Sciences. Every year, JUTH inducts Doctors, Nurses, Medical Laboratory Scientists, Dentists, and more. [9] There are 5 faculties which are as follows:

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Kefiano Global Foundation

Due to under-equipment of public hospitals common with public health care providers in Nigeria, the founder of Kefiano Global Foundation, Chief Kefas Ropshik renovated and upgraded JUTH's Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E Unit), donating new wheelchairs, stretchers, patient's monitor, defilibrator, concentrators. [10] [11] Chief Kefas paid the medical bills of the incipient patients in the commissioned facility, [12] pledged to pay for basic sanitary items in the Accident and Emergency Unit.

NLNG Twin Theater suite

As part of it's Hospital Support Programme, Nigeria LNG a leading player in Nigeria's Oil and Gas sector intervened in JUTH by constructing a twin theater suite. This facility makes access to critical surgical treatments a reality for patients. [13]

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the facility

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "University of Jos, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria". Fogarty Global Health Training Program. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "University of Jos". Britannica Encyclopaedia . Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jos University Teaching Hospital". JUTH. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ↑ NNN (19 March 2022). "JUTH 'll never discriminate in service delivery – CMD". NNN. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Nigeria, News Agency of (2024-12-15). "JUTH rewards outstanding employees to boost productivity". Peoples Gazette Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  6. ↑ admin (2024-07-22). "Brief History". Jos University Teaching Hospital. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Home | Jos University Teaching Hospital". juth.org.ng. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  8. 1 2 Oluwapelumi Matthew, Akinola. "Brief History of JUTH" (PDF). Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo . Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  9. ↑ dolotop (2024-10-18). "UNIJOS inducts 112 medical doctors, calls for ethical excellence". National Accord Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  10. ↑ Abimaje, Achor (2024-11-16). "Foundation Renovates Emergency Unit Of JUTH" . Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  11. ↑ Samuel, Omowumi (2024-11-16). "Foundation renovates, equips JUTH's accident, emergency unit". Voice of Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
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  13. ↑ Nigeria, Guardian (2024-04-07). "NLNG commissions twin theatre suite at JUTH". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2024-12-10.

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