The Chairman of the Oyo State Hospitals Management Board (OYSHMB), Hon. Adekunle Oladapo Bankole, ESQ., has hit the ground running with an inspection visit to Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan, where he commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his administration’s efforts towards strengthening healthcare delivery in the state. Bankole reaffirmed the Board’s commitment to building on the government’s healthcare initiatives through effective supervision, improved hospital management and sustained attention to the welfare of medical personnel.
During the inspection, the chairman toured several clinical and administrative departments, including the outpatient department, inpatient wards, emergency and accident services, consulting rooms, nursing stations, laboratories, pharmacy, maternity and antenatal facilities, diagnostic units and medical records section. He also held discussions with the hospital’s management and frontline healthcare workers to assess the condition of facilities, availability of essential medical supplies, functionality of equipment, workforce capacity and other factors affecting service delivery.
Bankole said the visit was aimed at obtaining first-hand information about the hospital’s operational challenges and identifying practical measures to address them. He emphasised that regular inspections and direct engagement with healthcare professionals were essential to effective hospital administration, adding that the Board would work with hospital management to improve infrastructure maintenance, strengthen patient safety, promote professional standards and ensure that patients receive timely, dignified and quality medical care.
The OYSHMB chairman further noted that the welfare of healthcare workers was closely linked to the quality of services provided to patients. He said the Board would continue to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to create an enabling working environment for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, administrative personnel and other professionals.
He described healthcare as a critical component of human development and acknowledged the importance of the Makinde administration’s commitment to improving access to medical services and strengthening public healthcare institutions across Oyo State.
The hospital’s principal officers, led by the Chief Medical Director, Dr. H. T. Ilori, expressed appreciation to Bankole for the inspection and his engagement with the hospital community. Others present included the Hospital Administrator, Mrs. C. O. Akanni, and the Chief Medical Officer, Mrs. M. S. F. Raji.
They commended the state government’s support for healthcare development and expressed optimism that closer collaboration between the Hospitals Management Board, hospital management and the government would further improve facilities, working conditions and patient care. Bankole was accompanied by the Board’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Anifat Ibraheem; Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Pharm. Dr. AbdulGaniyu Adedayo; Director of Hospital Administration, Mr. Stephen Olatunde; Director of Administration and Supplies, Mr. Timothy Adebayo; Director of Finance and Accounts, Mr. John Olawoyin; and Director of Physiotherapy, Mrs. Lydia Okunade. The inspection forms part of the Board’s responsibility to monitor state-owned hospitals, identify operational gaps and promote continuous improvement in healthcare delivery, with the ultimate objective of ensuring safer, more accessible and efficient medical services for residents of Oyo State.
