Federal Medical Centre, Gombe now Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe is a federal government of Nigeria medical centre located in Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. The current chief medical director is Dr. Yusuf Mohammed Abdullahi.[1] MBBS, FMCPath, MPA (GSU).
| Federal Medical Centre, Gombe | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Nigeria |
Background edit
The Federal Medical Centre, Gombe was established in 1996.[2][3] It has a 500 bed-capacity.
Gombe is the capital of Gombe State which is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. It is located between latitude 100° and 110° north, within the savannah region. It has a population of about 2.1 million people and an area of 18,000 km². The temperature averages 30°C with an annual rainfall of 52 cm.
The hospital was established in 1996 by the federal government, but moved to the present site on 22 May 2000. It was built by the former Bauchi State Government through a loan obtained from the African Development Bank (ADB) to serve as a tertiary referral centre undertaking service, research and training for the then former state. When Gombe State was created, it inherited the hospital and when the federal government decided to establish medical centres in states that do not have a teaching hospital, Gombe state automatically became a beneficiary. Consequently, the hospital was transferred to the federal government who converted it to a federal medical centre, in January 1999. President Olusegun Obasanjo, commissioned the centre on November 23, 2000. Dr. Abubakar Ali-Gombe was the pioneer medical director of the hospital followed by Dr. Aliyu Usman El-Nafaty, Dr.Saidu Abubakar, Dr. Yahaya Saidu Alkali and currently, Dr. Yusuf Mohammed Abdullahi.
With the establishment of a college of medicine by the Gombe State University, the Gombe State Government under the leadership of the state governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo approached the federal government to use the facility as a teaching hospital. President Goodluck Jonathan, gave approval on the 16th August 2013. The hospital was then redesignated by the Minister of Health Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu as Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe with Dr. Sai'du Abubakar as the chief medical director.
Presently, the centre has in its employment medical doctors, nurses, medical laboratory scientists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiographers and other health care professionals in various specialties. Within the short period of operation, its impact is being felt in the whole state and beyond, because of the relative accessibility of Gombe in the North-East sub-region, where many referrals are received from neighboring States.[4]
Chief medical director edit
The current chief medical director is Dr Yusuf Mohammed Abdullahi, a consultant histopathologist. He is the fifth chief medical director of the hospital, and succeeded Dr Yahaya Saidu Alkali.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Federal Government upgrades Gombe medical centre to Federal Teaching Hospital - Premium Times Nigeria". 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "FTH Gombe gets new chief medical director". Daily Trust. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Senate passes bill upgrading Gombe General Hospital to FMC". Punch Newspapers. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Historical Background – FTHGOMBE". Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Minister asks federal hospitals to adopt PHCs - Premium Times Nigeria". 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe gets new CMD - P.M. News". Retrieved 2022-07-30.