20th April 2023
By Dennis Naku
The management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital has debunked an online report that it sent nursing mothers and their newborn home due to electricity failure.
While denying the allegation, the hospital said patients in its paediatric units are receiving attention across all areas designated for their care.
The UPTH Chief Medical Director, Prof Henry, made the clarification in a statement issued by the institution’s acting Public Relations Officer, Elabha Meni, on Tuesday, which was sent to newsmen in Port Harcourt.
Although it admitted that the institution was contending with the challenge of power supply, the management maintained that the closure of any section of the hospital or suspension of services are weighty decisions that the hospital will communicate through appropriate channels.
The statement partly read, “The attention of the Management of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital has been drawn to a currently circulating online publication claiming that the hospital has ordered all mothers and newborns to leave the hospital due to a power blackout.
“The UPTH management wishes to set the records straight and emphatically state that there is no iota of truth in the said publication.
“The closure of any section of the hospital or suspension of services are weighty decisions that the hospital management will communicate through appropriate channels.
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