| Offa Specialist Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Offa, North Central, Kwara State, Nigeria |
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| Former name(s) | General Hospital Offa |
| Opened | January 1, 1946 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Nigeria |
Offa Specialist Hospital , [1] also known as General Hospital Offa, is a public hospital located in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, which was established in 1946 and operates on a 24 hour basis. [2]
The Offa General Hospital was licensed by the Federal Ministry of Health with facilities Code 23/15/1/3/2/0001 as a Secondary Public Health Care Center. [2]
There are many units at the hospital, including accident and emergency units which were donated by Offa Metropolitan Club on 3 October 2020. [3]
The hospital was renovated on 10 June 2014 under the administration of Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Governor of Kwara State. [4] The renovation was described as a bold step of transformation of the state to economic hub with qualitative healthcare for an increasing population by the former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar. [5]
Situated at an elevation of zero meters (0 feet) above sea level, Offa boasts a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district experiences an annual temperature of 29.23 °C (84.61 °F), which is slightly below Nigeria's average by -0.23%. Offa receives approximately 100.39 millimeters (3.95 inches) of precipitation annually, with 146.83 rainy days, accounting for 40.23% of the time throughout the year. [6]
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