| Offa Specialist Hospital | |
| Location: | Offa |
| Region: | North Central |
| State: | Kwara State |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Opened: | January 1, 1946 |
| Former-Names: | General Hospital Offa |
Offa Specialist Hospital,[1] also known as General Hospital Offa, is a public hospital located in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, which was established in 1946 and operates on a 24 hour basis.[2]
The Offa General Hospital was licensed by the Federal Ministry of Health with facilities Code 23/15/1/3/2/0001 as a Secondary Public Health Care Center.[2]
There are many units at the hospital, including accident and emergency units which were donated by Offa Metropolitan Club on 3 October 2020.[3]
The hospital was renovated on 10 June 2014 under the administration of Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Governor of Kwara State.[4] The renovation was described as a bold step of transformation of the state to economic hub with qualitative healthcare for an increasing population by the former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar.[5]
Situated at an elevation of zero meters (0 feet) above sea level, Offa boasts a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district experiences an annual temperature of 29.23 °C (84.61 °F), which is slightly below Nigeria's average by -0.23%. Offa receives approximately 100.39 millimeters (3.95 inches) of precipitation annually, with 146.83 rainy days, accounting for 40.23% of the time throughout the year.[6]