Enugu State House of Assembly yesterday summoned the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Parlane, Dr. Gabriel Njeze, to appear before it on Tuesday, to explain the poor services being rendered in the hospital. Also summoned to appear with Njeze include the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sam Ngwu, as well as the Acting Director of Finance of the hospital.
The resolution to invite the Chief Medical Director for questioning followed a motion of urgent public importance, presented before the House by the member representing Isi- Uzo Constituency, Dr. Dan Chukwuemeka Ogbuabor. Ogbuabor in the motion titled, “Immediate invitation of the Chief Medical Director of ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, to explain to the House, the conduct of affairs of the teaching hospital and why under his watch, services of the teaching hospital have deteriorated absymally,” painted a gory picture of the rot in the hospital that patients that need emergency are not catered for.
Ogbuabor, who is also the House Committee Chairman on Health, lamented that when the committee went to the hospital for an oversight function, the committee met hte hospital in a deplorable condition. He said during their oversight, his team observed that the quality of services delivered by the hospital had degenerated despite “unacceptably high cost of services.” They equally observed, among other things, that the accident and emergency unit of the hospital turned down sick and dying patients, and was not responsive and does not promptly respond to care even for critically injured patients.
The committee members were also surprised that the hospital lacked water supply as it was not connected to public water supply system rather they resort to buying water from commercial tankers. Contributing to the motion, members spoke about the poor and shabby services being rendered in the giant health institution.
Hon. Sunday Ude- Okoye, Awgu North, accused the CMD of running the hospital like his personal enterprise instead of a public utility and lamented that the hospital was as good as dead. “I thank the chairman and members for a job well done. The CMD runs it like his father’s business. He is running it like his private business.”
By: Charles Onyekwere
New Telegraph News
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