May 23, (THEWILL) – The University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Akwa Ibom State, has announced a temporary relocation of its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department due to ongoing renovation to meet the required standard and better care for its teeming patients.
The announcement was contained in a press statement, endorsed by the Assistant Director/Head of Information Unit, Mr Umoh Offong, and made available to THEWILL on Monday.
Offong said the department will operate from the former Community Officer’s Training School, which is located beside the A&E building, within the hospital premises.
“The latest development is born out of the usual patient-centred approach to service, which has become the hallmark of the hospital in recent times under the leadership of Prof. Emem Bassey.
“The relocation is to enable us renovate the building, to meet the required standard expected of an institution like the UUTH”, he said.
He added that the renovation, which started on Monday, May 22, would last for six months and is expected to be completed in November 2023.
Offong, therefore, called on all patients and the general public to cooperate with the institution.
“We are calling on our patients and indeed the general public, to cooperate and bear with us as the renovation had commenced on Monday, May 22nd, 2023, and is expected to last six months”, he added.
