University of Calabar Teaching Hospital

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
Geography
Location	Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria
Coordinates	4°57′17″N8°21′01″E / 4.95485°N 8.35031°E / 4.95485; 8.35031
Organisation
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Research, Teaching and Tertiary
Affiliated university	University of Calabar
Services
Emergency department	Yes
History
Opened	1979
Links
Website	www.ucthcalabar.gov.ng
Lists	Hospitals in Nigeria

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), located in Cross River state, Nigeria, was established in 1979 to provide tertiary healthcare and facilitate training of undergraduate medical students at the University of Calabar, Calabar. The facility is located at Calabar in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, South South, Nigeria. ^[1] UCTH is affiliated with University of Calabar, Calabar.

Leadership

UCTH is headed by a Chief Medical Director who reports to the Minister of Health. In 2019, the Federal Government appointed Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme as the Chief Medical Director. ^{[2] [3]}

Location

The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) operates in the following locations:

• UCTH Main Campus, Airport Road, Calabar
• UCTH Federal Secretariat Clinic, Murtala Mohammed (MM) Highway, Calabar
• Comprehensive Health Centre-Odukpani Local Government Area, Cross River
• State.

Departments

ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY ·

ACCOUNTS ·

ANAESTHESIOLOGY

AUDIT

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ·

CALABAR CANCER REGISTRY ·

CHC (OKOYONG) ·

CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY ^[1]

References

1. "University of Calabar Teaching Hospital". ucthcalabar.gov.ng. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
2. "Buhari appoints new CMD for troubled Calabar teaching hospital". 10 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
3. "JUST IN: Prof. Ikpeme Takes Over From Agan As UCTH CMD". CrossRiverWatch. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

External links

• Official website