One of the 100 most influential persons in the world announced by Time Magazine in 2020, Dr. Tunji Funsho, has extolled the workforce at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for the ‘high-level professionalism’ in the institution.
The renowned cardiologist, who had practiced for over four decades, shared his experience when his brother was admitted in the Critical Care Unit of the hospital.
He said: “My brother had bled into his brain and this made him unconscious for about a month. I was amazed at the quality of equipment and professionalism displayed by the security officers, the nurses, egrotherapists, resident doctors, and consultants at the hospital. They all ensured excellent patient care in an environment that is conducive to healing, which is very unusual in public health care facilities.”
Dr. Funsho, a former District Governor (PDG) of Rotary International, was instrumental in the World Health Organisation (WHO) certifying Nigeria and the WHO-AFRO region as free of the wild poliovirus. He added that his brother is no more being fed with a tube as he has gained consciousness and his speech is being restored gradually.
He also assured Nigerians that LASUTH has the facility for any type of healthcare, with high-level specialists in all branches of medicine.
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of LASUTH Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, who appreciated the cardiologist for his kind words, reiterated that ‘the Lagos State government has paid great attention to LASUTH, and this has fast-tracked our journey into becoming a quaternary healthcare institution. We want Lagosians to be confident in our services, as we are working assiduously to stem medical tourism in the country.”