From Umar Dankano,Yola.
The new Federal Medical Centre Hong has commenced clinical services to the populace in the area.
Medical Director of the hospital, professor Nyandaiti Yakubu in his welcome address at the opening ceremony in Hong on Monday said the upgrade is a welcome development.
Prof. Yakubu applauded the effort of president Muhammadu Buhari for making the dream a reality under his administration.
Yakubu stated that the hospital will attend to the needs of the people of northern Adamawa, Borno and parts of Chad and Cameroon republics who have to travel hundreds of kilometers to access tertiary medical care.
He announced that the hospital is well equipped and has state of the art facilities to provide effective and efficient services to the people of the area.
“The hospital has well equipped 100-bed mother and child friendly complex with state of the art equipment with 20 incubators, ultrasound machines, oxygen concentrators, ventilators and equipment, including theatre units with 120 KVA solar energy that power the complex.”
