University of Calabar Teaching Hospital

Nigerian teaching hospital

Hospital in Cross River, Nigeria

4°57′17″N 8°21′01″E / 4.95485°N 8.35031°E / 4.95485; 8.35031OrganisationFundingGovernment hospitalTypeResearch, Teaching and TertiaryAffiliated universityUniversity of CalabarServicesEmergency departmentYesHistoryOpened1979LinksWebsitewww.ucthcalabar.gov.ngListsHospitals in Nigeria

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), was established in 1979 to provide tertiary health care through training of undergraduate medical students at the University of Calabar, Calabar. The facility is located at Calabar in Calabar Municipality Local Government Area of Cross River State, South South, Nigeria.^[1] UCTH is affiliated with University of Calabar, Calabar.

Leadership

UCTH is headed by a Chief Medical Director who is responsible to the Minister of Health. In 2019, the Federal Government appointed Prof. Ikpeme A. Ikpeme as the new Chief Medical Director.^[2]^[3]

Location

The locations of UCTH are as follows:

UCTH main Campus, Airport Road, Calabar
UCTH Federal Secretariat Clinic, MM Highway, Calabar
Comprehensive Health Centre, Odukpani Local Government Area

References

^ "University of Calabar Teaching Hospital". ucthcalabar.gov.ng. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "Buhari appoints new CMD for troubled Calabar teaching hospital". 10 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
^ "JUST IN: Prof. Ikpeme Takes Over From Agan As UCTH CMD". CrossRiverWatch. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2022.