about us

Welcome to National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu.

Welcome to National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu, the known healthcare organization that combines effective, proven research, cutting-edge procedures and state-of-the-art treatment to produce optimum medical and lifestyle outcomes for our patients. Our hospital and medical staff provide world-class, innovative orthopaedic care in a friendly, compassionate, community environment conducive to patient recuperation in a family atmosphere.

It is a referral centre for orthopaedic and trauma cases from the South East, South South and North Central zones of Nigeria. The hospital is also a training centre for orthopaedic and trauma nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthopaedic technicians and technologists.

mission

To provide the highest standard of quality service, training and research, in orthopaedics, accident and emergency care, burns, plastic surgery and rehabilitative care.

vision

To be a state-of-art hospital with highly trained and motivated manpower where orthopeadics accident and emergency care, burns, plastic surgery, and medical rehabilitation are offered to a level comparable to similar hospitals in any part of the world, and to improve the quality of life of Nigerians.

Only Best Doctors & Nurses

Our doctors and nurses are the best in their field. They are well-trained and experienced. They are also passionate about their work and always try to bring the best results to our patients.

Experience

Best Clinical Response

We use technology to equip our medical staff with better resources. Our medical records are now consolidated online with patient has one file with all their information.

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HISTORY

National Orthopaedic hospital Enugu is one of the four orthopaedic hospitals in Nigeria The hospital is saddled with the responsibility of providing care for accident victims, both home and external , high degree burns injuries , Reconstructive surgeries , Trauma care services The hospital is strategically located to serve about a third of Nigerians population residing in the eastern and southern flank of the country.
The East Central State government led by Mr. Ukpabi Asika, as Administrator/Chief Executive, at the end of Nigerian Civil war (1967 – 70), established a hospital for maimed war victims. Named after Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia for his mediating role in the civil war, as Haile SelassieI Instituite of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Ophthalmic Surgery it was to offer services in these surgical specialties. The old Governor’s lodge was then converted into a hospital with over 200 acres of land set aside for its development. The Ophthalmic section of the Hospital was relocated before the functional take off of the Hospital.
The hospital was opened to the public with the first intake of patients on 17th January 1975. The formal opening by Mrs. Victoria Gowon took place on 4th April 1975. The state government that came into office in July 1975 renamed the Hospital “State Orthopaedic Hospital” while it became National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu following its take over by the Federal Government in 1976.
The act establishing the Hospital came into force in September 1979 and provided for its management with the other two National Orthopaedic Hospitals located in Lagos and Kano by the Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board. Since 2000, the Hospital has had its own Board of Management

Over the years the hospital has provided and introduced services in the following areas:
• Orthopaedic surgery
• Burns and Plastic surgery
• Trauma surgery
• Nursing Services
• Pharmacy Services
• Rehabilitation – Physiotherapy, Prosthetic and Orthotic
• Residency Training
• Post Basic Nursing Training
• Radiological Services
• Laboratory Services
• Anesthesia
• Dietetics/ Catering Services
• Medical Social Services
• Medical Illustration Services
• Laundry Services
• Mortuary Services

The hospital was conceived as a service Centre, as well as, a training and research institute- specifically for the purpose of providing Medicine and Surgery and facilities for training Orthopaedic personnel at all levels. In its over five decades of existence, NOHE has matured into a center for comprehensive and specialized services in Orthopedics, Trauma, Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, and Rehabilitation. It has a Regional Trauma/Burns Centre and a Prosthetic and Orthotic workshop.