First Consultant Hospital Explained

First Consultant Hospital
Location:St. Gregory's College Road
Region:Lagos Island, Lagos
State:Lagos State
Country:Nigeria
Coordinates:6.448°N 3.4101°W
Healthcare:Private
Emergency:Yes
Website:www.fcmcng.com
Wiki-Links:List of hospitals in Lagos

First Consultant Hospital (also known as First Consultant Medical Centre) is a private hospital in Lagos. It is located on St. Gregory's College Road in Obalende, a neighborhood of Lagos Island, in Lagos.

The hospital came to worldwide attention in 2014 as the hospital where the Ebola virus disease patient Patrick Sawyer was taken after becoming ill on arrival in Lagos.[1] Sawyer later died at the hospital on 24 July.[2]

On 19 August, it was reported that the doctor who treated Sawyer at the hospital, Ameyo Adadevoh, had also died of Ebola disease. Adadevoh was posthumously praised for preventing Sawyer from leaving the hospital at the time of diagnosis, thereby playing a key role in curbing the spread of the virus in Nigeria.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ebola: Fashola visits First Consultant Hospital, pledges support. The Nation. 4 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Ebola: Lagos hospital which treated Patrick Sawyer to receive N4m. Nnenna Ibeh. 2014-08-21. The Premium Times.
  3. News: Lagos records second Ebola case in doctor who treated victim: Nigerian health minister. Reuters. 4 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Dr Ameyo Adadevoh dies from Ebola virus infection . YNaija.com The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians. 19 August 2014. 2014-08-20.
  5. Web site: Thisday. Ebola strikes at the heart of Nigeria: Ameyo, daughter of Kwaku Adadevoh, grand daughter of Herbert Macaulay dies. 22 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821181052/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ebola-strikes-at-the-heart-of-nigeria-ameyo-daughter-of-kwaku-adadevoh-great-grand-daughter-of-herbert-macaulay-dies/186843/. 21 August 2014. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Tribute to Herbert Macaulay's Great-Granddaughter who died in service to Nigeria. The Cable. 22 August 2014. 20 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Ebola kills doctor related to first African Anglican Bishop. 22 August 2014. Anglican News.