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Ugep Primary Health Centre Biko Biko, Yukurr

About

The Ugep Primary Health Centre is a Public hospital, located at  Biko Biko, Yukurr Local Government, Cross River State.  It was  established on 1/1/1959, and operates on 24 Hours basis.

The Ugep Primary Health Centre is Licensed hospital by the Nigeria Ministry of Health, with facility code 09/17/1/1/1/0047 and registered as Primary Health Care Centre.

 

Service Offered 

The Ugep Primary Health Centre offers the following medical services.

SN Services  Availability
1. Medical Services
2 Surgical Services
3. Pediatrics Services
4. Ambulance Services Yes
5 Special Clinical Services Antenatal Care (ANC), Immunization, HIV/ AIDS Services, Non Communicable Diseases, Family Planning, Nutrition, Health Education and Community Mobilization, Maternal and newborn care
6 Obstetrics & Gynecology Services
7 Dental Services No
8 Onsite Laboratory Yes
9 Mortuary Services No
10 Onsite Imaging No
11 Onsite Pharmacy Yes

Open Days & Time

The Ugep Primary Health Centre is open on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday , and operates on 24 Hours basis. 

 

What type of Hospital is Ugep Primary Health Centre?

The Ugep Primary Health Centre is Licensed by the Nigerian Ministry of Health. It is registered as a Primary Health Care Centre.

There are three-tier system of health care in Nigeria, depending on the facility infrastructure, personnel and the type of care they offer. 

 

  • Primary Health Care Clinic

    Primary Health Care (PHC)  are health centres at the community or ward level, and is the first point of contact for patient. Most of the healthcare providers in the PHC are nurses, community health workers, and sometimes, a doctor who practices general medicine.

    You’ll most likely be referred to a secondary or tertiary health care centres if you need specialize medical attention. Primary Health Care is managed by the Local Government.

 

  • Secondary Health Care Hospital
    The Secondary Healthcare System is managed by the states government through their state ministries of health.
    They handle all cases that are “too big” for Primary Health Care” to handle.

    Examples of secondary healthcare clinic are the general hospitals, comprehensive health center, district hospital, specialist and “big” private hospitals

 

  • Tertiary Health Care
    The Tertiary Healthcare System is managed by the federal government through their Federal Ministries of Health. Examples of tertiary healthcare clinic are the Federal Medical Centres, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospitals, Univerity Teaching Hospital, National Laboratories, and some “top” private high-level specialist hospitals.

    The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) operated institutions handle the policy-making, technical support, national health management, and health services delivery. The Tertiary Health Care System also helps to coordinate the activities of the other lower healthcare tiers such as secondary and primary healthcare.

 

Ugep Primary Health Centre Contact & Address

Hospital Address: Opposite Ugep High Court of Justics, Ediba Road Biko Biko Yukurr, Cross River, Nigeria
Phone Number: ,
Postal Code/Address:
Coordinate: Long 8.07722, Lat 8.07722
Email Address:
Website Address:

 

How Big is Ugep Primary Health Centre? 

It can be difficult to rate how “big” a hospital is with land space alone. Typically, we can measure size of a hospital based on; number or beds, facility level, and services offered. 

  • Number of Beds
    The higher the number of beds in a clinic, the bigger it is.
  • Services offered
    If a hospital offer wide services, they’ll have more doctors and other medical practioners oncall. The higher the number of service offered, the bigger the hospital.
  • Facility Level
    Typcially, Secondary and Tertiary hospital tend to be bigger than Primary Health Centre.
  • Onsite Laboratory and Pharmacy
    The biggest hospitals tend to conduct all tests, and have all materials they need within the hospital premises.


Ugep Primary Health Centre have the following facilities;

Number of Beds: 12

Services Offered: , , Antenatal Care (ANC), Immunization, HIV/ AIDS Services, Non Communicable Diseases, Family Planning, Nutrition, Health Education and Community Mobilization, Maternal and newborn care, ,  No, .

Facility Level: Ugep Primary Health Centre is a Primary Health Care Centre

Onsite Laboratory:  Yes

Onsite Pharmacy:  Yes

Ambulance Service:  Yes

Mortuary Service: No

 

FAQ 

Which Local Government is Ugep Primary Health Centre located?

The Ugep Primary Health Centre is located in Yukurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

How many beds are in Ugep Primary Health Centre?

Ugep Primary Health Centre has 12 beds.

What is the address of Ugep Primary Health Centre?

The Ugep Primary Health Centre is situated at Opposite Ugep High Court of Justics, Ediba Road Biko Biko Yukurr, Cross River, Nigeria

What is the open hour of Ugep Primary Health Centre? 

The clinic is open on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday and operates on 24 Hours basis. 

Which hospital is the oldest in Nigeria?

General Hospital, Lagos Island, Lagos is the oldest hospital in Nigeria. It was established in 1893 as a British military hospital.

How many General Hospitals are in Nigeria?

Statistics show that health institutions rendering health care in Nigeria are 33,303 general hospitals, 20,278 primary health centers and posts, and 59 teaching hospitals and federal medical centers.

Who appoints Chief Medical Directors in Nigerian Hospital?

In government-owned hospitals, either the federal or state government appoints the CMD, depending on who owns the facility. However, in private hospitals, CMD appointment is a sole decision made by the owner or the constituted board.

How many Private Hospitals are in Nigeria?

According to the Nigerian Health Registry, there are 39,469 hospitals in Nigeria, 10,464 of them are private hospitals, while 29,005 other health care centres belong to either the Local, State or Federal Government

How many Tertiary Hospitals are in Nigeria?

According to the Nigerian Health Registry, there are 39,469 hospitals in Nigeria,  148 of it is classified as a Tertiary health care centres (which includes; Teaching Hospitals, Private Specialist Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres, Psychiatric Hospitals, and Military Hospitals)

Which State has the highest number of Hospitals in Nigeria?

Lagos State has the most hospital in Nigeria. Lagos state has over 2,333 hospitals, followed by Katsina and Benue with 1,943, and 1,837 health facilities respectively.

 

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