Federal Medical Centre, Owerri is a public health care centre located in Owerri city in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria.
History In 1903, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri was founded as a colonial dispensary. It was promoted to a District Hospital, then a General Hospital, before finally becoming a federal medical centre in 1995. It is a 700-bed capacity hospital. In May 2023, the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri was formally upgraded and renamed Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri (FUTHO) by President Muhammadu Buhari, following approval to support the new medical college at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) The facility originally established in 1903 and previously operating as a Federal Medical Centre was elevated to first-grade teaching-hospital status to enhance specialist services, medical education, and research.
Department There are different departments in federal medical center owerri IMO state. Department of nursing Department of medicine Department of accounting Department of Accident and emergency Department of heart Department of anaesthesia Department of health educator Department of medical laboratory Department of histopathology Department of social welfare Department of servicom Department of Radiology Department of physiotherapy Department of gynecology and obstetrics Department of pharmacy Department of National health insurance scheme Department of surgery Department of orthopedic Department of opthamology Department of hematology Department of clinical biochemistry Department of family medicine Department of Audits Department of Boards and directorates.
CMD The current chief medical director of federal medical center owerri in imo state is Dr. Kingsley I. Achigbu.
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