Emergency Care at UNTH
The Accident and Emergency Department at UNTH operates round the clock. In a medical emergency, call ahead when you can and proceed directly to the A and E entrance on the Ituku-Ozalla campus.
What to expect
- Triage on arrival. A clinical team assesses severity to prioritise those with the most urgent conditions.
- Registration. Bring identification and any prior medical records if immediately available. Registration proceeds in parallel with life-saving care.
- Clinical review. Doctors and nurses initiate resuscitation, examination, investigations, and specialist consultation as required.
- Definitive care. Admission, surgery, referral to a specialist unit, or discharge with follow-up instructions.
A Class I emergency department
UNTH Ituku-Ozalla operates a comprehensive Class I Accident and Emergency Department, with the department and the wider hospital equipped to handle virtually every type of emergency. Doctors are on seat twenty-four hours a day on a shift basis, supported by a specialist on-call roster that responds without delay, and dedicated telephone lines maintain uninterrupted communication and mobilisation. Daily work is supervised by a full-time consultant, a Chief Medical Officer and a Chief Nursing Officer, and all doctors and nurses are trained in trauma care and emergency health delivery.
- All patients are given attention within five minutes of arrival
- Two functional casualty theatres, separated for clean and septic cases
- A critical care unit within the department for initial resuscitation of severely injured and critically ill patients
- An organised disaster plan for mass casualty situations, tested by periodic drills
- Medical and non-medical staff trained in basic life support
When to call an ambulance
Call the emergency line for chest pain, difficulty breathing, sudden weakness or facial drooping, uncontrolled bleeding, seizures, severe trauma, obstetric emergencies, and any condition where movement without medical support could cause harm.
What to bring
- Government-issued identification for the patient, where possible
- List of current medications and known allergies
- Previous medical reports or discharge summaries, if available
- Health insurance details