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Our driving objective at UPTH is to become a world class quartenary hospital, using cutting edge technology and highly developed human resources to render excellent medical care/services to the good people of Rivers State and beyond in-order to markedly reduce the number of patients seeking medical tourism abroad.

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to broaden the frontiers of both knowledge and practice of medicine
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TO BE A FIRST RATE, WORLD-CLASS HOSPITAL

UPTH is one of the first government health institutions to develop and
implement the use of SOPs in a bid to ensure Quality Improvement in service
delivery. The CMD, Prof. Henry Ugboma must be applauded for the
achievement of this unprecedented feat and supporting the production of the
MAIDEN EDITION of the Standard Operating Procedures of our beloved
hospital.

All Our Clinic Departments

To build capacity by training and developing manpower for health service delivery especially in the catchment area of he Niger Delta region.

ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

The Department of Accident & Emergency renders services on a 24-hour basis. It is the first port of call for all surgical, medical and gynaecological emergencies arriving in the hospital.

ANAESTHESIOLOGY

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ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

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BURNS & PLASTIC UNIT

The Burns and Plastic Unit of the Department of Surgery was created in 1983 when the pioneer Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon in Rivers State,

CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY

The Department of Chemical Pathology offers routine laboratory, research, and clinical services. The laboratory services involve the processing and running of samples for various biochemical investigations.

CHILD DENTAL HEALTH

Child Dental Health consists of two specialties – Orthodontics which deals with the management of malocclusion and Paediatric Dentistry which involves the

COMMUNITY MEDICINE

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DENTISTRY

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OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY -ENT (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT)

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FAMILY MEDICINE

The department of Family Medicine is the first port of call for most patients in UPTH. It gives comprehensive, continuous and coordinated care to patients irrespective of age, sex and disease entity in the context of the family and society.

HAEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION

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DIALYSIS

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INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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INTERNAL MEDICINE

The Department of Internal Medicine is one of the major clinical services and training departments in the hospital. It is generally acknowledged for the quality of service and training it renders.

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

The Department of Microbiology University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital is one of the 4 pathology department of the hospital that was established to provide

NEURO-PSYCHIATRY/MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

This Clinical Department started in 1979 with most other Clinical Departments for the primary purpose of training competent, knowledgeable and resilient young doctors. Others included clinical services, research, and training of doctors and paramedical staff

LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINIC

The NHIS clinic is the first port of call or gateway into the NHIS services of UPTH which attends to all primary care cases under health insurance while coordinating the referral to secondary and tertiary healthcare providers in UPTH.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

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SURGERY

The department operated within the vision and fulfills of the hospitals. We trained of manpower to adequately meet the needs of peoples, render surgical services and engage in meaningful research

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

The department offers gynaecological, obstetric and labour (delivery) services. The latter services are provided in a fully functional labour ward/theatre suites and optimal neonatal resuscitation facilities

OPHTHALMOLOGY

We have had breakthroughs one of which is ocular muscle transplantation for the treatment of squint (half past four eyes) which is the first done in West Africa. We look forward to having a World class ophthalmic cent....

ORAL PATHOLOGY & BIOLOGY

We project the commencement of immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent diagnostic/prognostic services in the near future

RENAL DIALYSIS UNIT

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ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

The Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (DOMS) became formally operational in the year 2006 with Professor A.E Obiechina as the substantive Head of Department.

PALLIATIVE CARE UNIT

The Palliative Care Unit started providing services in June 2011 and it is a registered member of the Hospice and Palliative care association of Nigeria (HPCAN).

ORTHOPAEDIC UNIT

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PAEDIATRICS & CHILD HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

The Department of Radiology attends to the imaging needs of patients of UPTH who are referred from the various clinical departments of the hospital. It is a service department.

PHARMACY

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PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT

Physical therapy or physiotherapy is a health care profession primarily concerned with the remediation of impairment and the promotion of mobility, functional ability,

RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

This is a specialized unit of Dentistry that is involved in providing fixed prosthesis, Removable partial and full dentures, endodontic procedures and tooth restoration.

RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

The Department of Radiology attends to the imaging needs of patients of UPTH who are referred from the various clinical departments of the hospital. It is a service department.

RADIOTHERAPY & CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

The Department of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital was set up in April 2015 as part of the hospital’s...

NHIS CLINIC

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) was formerly known as National Health Insurance Scheme. It is a gateway and first point of call for all staff and NHIA enrollees whose primary health care provider is UPTH..

UROLOGY

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UPTH commemorates world pneumonia day

UPTH commemorates world pneumonia day

The Department of Paediatrics, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in collaboration with the Paediatrics Association of Nigeria (PAN) Rivers State chapter commemorated the World Pneumonia Day 2024 with the Theme: Every Breathe Counts. Pneumonia, an inflammatory respiratory disorder caused due to bacterial, viruses or fugal infection which impair the air sacs of the […]

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY “INTER HOUSE SPORT”

DEPARTMENT OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY “INTER HOUSE SPORT”

Neuropsychiatry Department’s week long activities marking 2024 World Mental Health Day climaxed with an Inter House Sport on Saturday, 19th November. The event featured Male/Female 50 metres race,Egg race,Sack race,Blind race,Penalty contest,Aerobic exercise and presentation of award to winning “Houses” and staff. In a brief chat with the hospital’s media personnel,the Head Of Department, Neuropsychiatry,Dr […]

Department of Neuropsychiatry concludes world mental health celebration with sports competition

Department of Neuropsychiatry concludes world mental health celebration with sports competition

Neuropsychiatry Department’s week long activities marking 2024 World Mental Health Day climaxed with competitive sports activities (Inter House Sport ) on Saturday, 19th October The event featured Male/Female 50 metres race,Egg race,Sack race,Blind race,Penalty contest,Aerobic exercise that was followed with presentation of award to winning “Houses” and staff. In a brief chat with the department’s […]

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