By: Felix Ikpotor
The management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital has scored another height as it successfully delivered two COVID-19 positive patients of their babies.
A statement by Amasenibo Akie Opuene Hart, Director of Administration and Secretary, Board of Management of the hospital said the delivery was done Thursday 9th and Friday 10th , July 2020.
He said the hospital’s COVID-19 team made up of over 120 well trained and well-motivated health professionals which include doctors, nurses, hygienists, laboratory scientists, paramedics and support staff worked tirelessly round the clock to use best practices and the internationally and nationally approved protocol to successfully deliver the two women of their babies.
Hart added: “the first delivery was a Spontaneous Vertex Delivery of a bouncing baby boy while the second was delivered by Elective Caesarian Section of a beautiful baby girl. Mothers and babies are doing well and are under the continuous management of the COVID-19 team”.
“This development is not a flash in the pan as the COVID 19 treatment and testing center of the hospital has admitted 80 patients and successfully discharged 47 of them with 11 currently on admission. The few deaths recorded have mostly arisen from late presentation to the hospital”.
The statement also stated that, “UPTH molecular laboratory has run over 1500 samples and serves the South-South states. The treatment center has been expanded with the opening of another treatment area for suspected cases in the hospital”.
He said the expansion is to meet up with the expanding responsibilities arising from the increased demands on the existing facilities.
The board secretary said the present Board and Management have tremendously improved the quality and quantity of infrastructural facilities and placed a high premium on staff welfare.
He further said the 2020 promotions for junior and Senior Staff were conducted, released, and implemented in January and February 2020 that is why the staff is putting in their best in service delivery.
