84 Lagos private hospitals to offer free services.

Private doctors under the aegis of the
Association of General and Private Medical
Practitioners of Nigeria have earmarked 84
private hospitals in Lagos State where
patients could get free health care services.
The state Chairman of the association, Dr.
Olayinka Oladosu, said on Sunday that the
move was to ensure that lives were not lost
while the state government negotiated with
its sacked doctors.
Oladosu explained that the hospitals were in
most parts of the state to ensure that
residents did not have to travel far distances
to get treatment.
He said the hospitals would offer free
treatment only to patients with general
hospitals cards.
Oladosu said the association had also
provided seven emergency centres in each
local government.
He said, “We cannot seat back and go
against the Hippocratic Oath that we have
sworn to.
“Our colleagues in dispute should be
assured that this move is not in any way to
scuttle their negotiation with the state
government.”
The National President of the association,
Dr.Anthony Omolola, said doctors in the
selected private hospitals would attend to all
cases while complicated ones would be
referred to consultants in the public
hospitals.
He added that the association took the step
to reduce the agony of patients who were
traumatised by the strike.
Some of the hospital are Maryland Specialist
Hospital, Nusamin Hospital, Ericon Clinic,
Havillah Clinic and St. Patrick Clinic.