The Federal Government has officially taken over the Epe General Hospital in Lagos State, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Lagos State Government and the Federal Government.
The agreement was finalised on Thursday at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, with Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signing on behalf of the state, and the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, representing the Federal Government.
In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, it was revealed that the hospital will now be known as the Federal Medical Centre, Epe.
Gawat highlighted the facility’s new scope of services, which will include specialised care such as paediatrics, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), medical ICU services, and advanced surgical procedures like open-heart surgeries. Additionally, the centre will provide enhanced obstetric and gynaecological services for high-risk pregnancies and operate a state-of-the-art emergency and trauma centre.
Gawat further disclosed that a location had been identified for the establishment of the Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which will be integrated with the new Federal Medical Centre, Epe, to enable clinical postings for its students.
This development brings the number of Federal Medical Centres in Lagos State to two. The first, FMC Ebute-Metta, was originally established as the Nigerian Railway Hospital and later converted to a Federal Medical Centre on January 31, 2005.
