The University College Hospital in Ibadan has announced that it has retracted the memo requiring patients using the medical facility to pay N1,000 per day.
According to an internal memo obtained by newsmen, each patient using the facility is required to pay N1,000 daily.
The tertiary healthcare facility’s management claimed that the inconsistent supply of electricity was the reason for the decision.
The management allegedly made the decision to charge patients who were using a federal government-owned healthcare facility as a result of rising electricity and diesel prices.
However, according to the management of the tertiary medical facility, the internal memo had been withdrawn.
The management made this disclosure in a statement signed by the Hospital’s Director of Administration, Mr. S. Oladejo, on behalf of the Chief Medical Director, Professor Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo.
Oladejo, in the statement through the Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Toye Akinrinlola, confirmed that the hospital has withdrawn the memo.
He said, “The attention of the Management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan has been drawn to a publication in all sections of the media alleging that the Hospital is charging N1,000.00 per patient daily for electricity.
“The Hospital wishes to state that the memo being referred to was an internal memo which we did not implement after a thorough review from internal mechanisms for such issues and has since been withdrawn. At no point did the hospital charge electricity fee.
“We appeal to the public to ignore the said publication”.