UCH cancels proposed N1000 electricity tariff for patients
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Management at University College Hospital, Ibadan said it had reversed its earlier decision to add an electricity charge of N1,000 to the service charge for each patient admitted to the hospital.< /p>
This was in a statement made available to Ibadan reporters by the hospital's spokesperson, Mr. Toye Akinrinlola.
The statement quotes the hospital's director of administration, Stephen Oladejo, as saying that there has never been a time when the hospital has charged such fees.
He said the hospital has no time to charge such fees and he is more concerned about providing adequate health care to Nigerians.
He said the memo referred to was an internal document that was not implemented after a thorough review of internal mechanisms for these issues and has since been removed.
The statement says that at no time did the hospital charge electricity fees.
“We assure the public that we will continue to provide effective and efficient healthcare to Nigerians regardless of their status,” he said.
Oladejo reiterated the hospital's commitment to providing optimal healthcare services to the many patients who throng the hospital daily.
According to him, the hospital has repeatedly been magnanimous in writing off unpaid medical bills.
“It is also important to state that University College Hospital does not turn away patients and has on several occasions waived bills incurred by indigent patients.
"Our doors are always open for people to check out our business," he said.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tertiary hospital had, in an internal memo dated June 21, 2022, leaked to the media, offered a utility bill of N1000 to be added to the service charge of patients seeking to access hospital care.
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Management at University College Hospital, Ibadan said it had reversed its earlier decision to add an electricity charge of N1,000 to the service charge for each patient admitted to the hospital.< /p>
This was in a statement made available to Ibadan reporters by the hospital's spokesperson, Mr. Toye Akinrinlola.
The statement quotes the hospital's director of administration, Stephen Oladejo, as saying that there has never been a time when the hospital has charged such fees.
He said the hospital has no time to charge such fees and he is more concerned about providing adequate health care to Nigerians.
He said the memo referred to was an internal document that was not implemented after a thorough review of internal mechanisms for these issues and has since been removed.
The statement says that at no time did the hospital charge electricity fees.
“We assure the public that we will continue to provide effective and efficient healthcare to Nigerians regardless of their status,” he said.
Oladejo reiterated the hospital's commitment to providing optimal healthcare services to the many patients who throng the hospital daily.
According to him, the hospital has repeatedly been magnanimous in writing off unpaid medical bills.
“It is also important to state that University College Hospital does not turn away patients and has on several occasions waived bills incurred by indigent patients.
"Our doors are always open for people to check out our business," he said.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tertiary hospital had, in an internal memo dated June 21, 2022, leaked to the media, offered a utility bill of N1000 to be added to the service charge of patients seeking to access hospital care.
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