BT Health and Diagnostic Centre, LASUTH: Playing Pivotal Role in
New dimension to Preventive and Diagnostic Healthcare
The
Lagos state government realizing the dearth of good and up-to-date
laboratory in Lagos and the country at large, which has become the
bane of its healthcare, established the one-stop health and
diagnostic centre.
The BT Health and Diagnostic Centre (BTHDC) commissioned on Tuesday 6th January, 2009 and opened for services to the public on the 1st of June, 2009, is a state-of-the-art health screening and diagnostic facility. The concept was informed by the need to build a centre that is fully automated and offer unique services of health screening with the latest sophisticated laboratory and radiological services all in one building in LASUTH.
Deux
Project Limited has managed this centre from the beginning and has
been able to position it to be the best diagnostic centre in
Lagos, in terms of accuracy of diagnosis, customer service
excellence and efficiency, as well as aesthetics and construction.
The introduction of private management features in this public
service entity has engendered equity and efficiency in one
package. Three years after commissioning of the centre, there is
remarkable success story and testimonials by the increasing list
of patrons.
The
centre is a storey building with radiological imaging facilities
on the ground floor and health screening facilities on the first
floor. Most of the equipment are digital and radiological images
acquired make results available for consultation on-hand as well
as in digital form allowing for remote consultation with other
experts in other countries while the patient is in the centre, in
order to obtain second opinion. The centre is proud of its
dedicated Patient Care Team of medical specialists, highly trained
nurses, clinical and non-clinical support staff whose aim is to
deliver the best possible patient/client care in an atmosphere of
excellence. A facility maintenance support staff made up of
Engineers , Biomedical specialists , Technicians , cleaners etc
ensure all round facility maintenance including equipments and
furniture.
The
health screening department makes available to the public a wide
range of diagnostic equipments for world class comprehensive
health care screens (medical check-up). On offer are a wide range
of packages and each package is designed for individual's specific
health needs while giving room for flexibility. Specific tests and
separates like Cancer screening ( PAP Smear for Cervical Cancer
and PSA for Prostate Cancer), ECG, Audiology, Vision screening,
Lung function test and a lot more are available as well as
pre-employment and wellness screenings.
The
Integrated Laboratories are in place with different work areas
including Clinical chemistry, Biochemistry, Immunoassay,
Haematology and Microbiology- equipped with the latest, state of
the machines, each an expression of cutting edge technology. A
wide range of pathological tests in anaemia, cardiology,
diabetes/endocrinology, bone, renal, infectious diseases,
serology/ immunology and tumour markers are available with small
scale and automated options.
The
Radiology unit of the centre is a world of exploring human images
from different modalities. The unit houses state of the art
Ultrasound scanner, Real time X-ray imaging system, Mammography,
Computed Tomography scanner ( CT Scan) and Magnetic Resonance
Imaging ( MRI). The centre has seen over 5,000 patients from it's
inception.