Services Available
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Burns and Plastic surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Rehabilitation – Physiotherapy, Prosthetic and Orthotic
- Diagnostic – Radiography and Laboratory
- Residency Training
- Post Basic Nursing Training
- Radiological Services
- Laboratory Services
- Prosthetic & Orthotic
- Physiotherapy
- Mortuary Services
Other Surgical Services: treatment of breast lumps, ganglion, lipoma, and
other cutaneous lumps, circumcision, herniorrhaphies,
appendicectomies, and hydrocoelectomies.
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NOHE Medical Training Programmes
- Residency Programme
- Post Basic School of Nursing
- Plaster-of-Paris (P.O.P) Programme
- Prosthetic & Orthotic Training School
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Personality Profile: Outstanding Staff
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NOHE's History
The East Central State government led by Mr. Ukpabi Asika, as Administrator/Chief Executive, at the end of Nigerian Civil war (1967 – 70), established a hospital for maimed war victims. This hospital was to offer services in Orthopaedic, Plastic and Ophthalmic Surgery.
The hospital was opened to the public with the first intake of patients on 17th January 1975. The formal opening by Mrs.. Victoria Gowon took place on 4th April 1975.
The current Medical Director and the Chief Executive of the hospital is Dr. J. U. Achebe. He is a Chief Consultant Plastic Surgeon and took over the leadership of the hospital as its Medical Director in 1997. The Head of Administration is Ms. A. Onwujekwe (Assistant Director of Administration).
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National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu