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Overview

By harnessing together specialized capabilities and a high performing nursing team fostered with a structured administration, The Chapel Group Hospital Provides the modern facilities for quality innovative healthcare services, including private elective surgery. Our core service areas are Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General surgery, Family/ Internal medicine and pediatric care. Further services areas include Orthopedics and Physiotherapy.

Our aim is to deliver quality, innovative, compassionate and affordable healthcare while providing an enabling platform to allow specialist deliver elective services to patients and take referrals for secondary cases from several primary healthcare centers around Owerri and its environs.


Emergency
24/7 medical emergency services

We offer a 24/7 medical emergency service which includes all but not limited to:

  • Fully equipped emergency room complete with patient monitoring and emergency/ resuscitation equipment
  • Intensive Care Wards
  • Laboratory, Radiology, and Diagnostic Services
  • Emergency Ambulance Transport

We have a proven and affective emergency evacuation system which involves all aspects of clearance, transport and medical escort, including arrangement with chatter outfit for logistics. A group of surgeons, anesthetics and other consultant use the hospital facility in their private practice. However all medical specialists complete a credentialing process before admitting patients into any of our healthcare facilities. We are enlisted as NHIS (National Health Insurance Scheme) provider and with several HMO schemes.

Collectively, our hospital employs several well trained consultants, medical officers, registered staff nurses/ midwives as well as other healthcare professionals and administrative support staff. Our administrative crew provide strategic and business management support across a range of areas including clinical safety, quality control, procurement, finance, facility management, human resources, business development, marketing and IT support.

Majority of our patients as need arises are referred to our medical specialist by their GPs (General Practitioners). Our patients include co-operate patients on retainership, self-funding patients, patients funded under public system, patients on 'Chapel Foundation Trust Scheme' and policy holders form insurance companies.

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Obstetric & Gynaecology

  • General obstetrics and gynaecology care
  • High-Risk obstetrics
  • Maternal - fetal medicine
  • Fertility & Reproductive services
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Laparoscopy
  • Urogynecological services
  • Non incisional sterilization for permanent contraception (Essure)
  • Shared medical appointments
  • On-site imaging service-ultrasound
  • Guide& Support through prenatal care, pregnancy and delivery including high risk pregnancy
  • Comprehensive gynecologic services including care for infection, routine pap smear cancer, infertility sterilization, ectopic pregnancies, cysts endometriosis, and pelvic masses
  • Antenatal classes
  • Physical Rehabilitation programme
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Surgery

  • General Surgery
  • Gynaecology / Obstetrics
  • Endoscopy
  • Endovascular Surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Urology
  • Otolaryngology (ENT)
  • Brach Therapy (Caner Care)
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Pediatric Care

Comprehensive pediatric healthcare services redeemed by pediatric practitioners, including:

  • Respiratory therapy
  • Home care nursing
  • Feeding support
  • Individual therapy and counseling
  • Routine health maintenance visits
  • Treatment of acute illness
  • Urgent sick visit
  • Treatment for chronic health problems
  • In-depth consultations
  • New-born care
  • Pediatric inpatient care and surgery
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Internal Medicine

  • Care of patients with undefined symtoms and complains such as shortness of breath, chest pain and new occurrences of pain. Engage in diagnosis and treatment recommendation
  • Preventive screening for health maintenance Eg. ECG, Mammograms, Routine colon cancer screening evaluations, Cholesterol screening, Blood pressure screening.
  • Collaborative care of patients with chronic medical illness
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Heart diseases
  • Emphysema
  • Comprehensive management of medical needs for hospitalized patients
  • Pre-operative evaluation of medical risks prior to surgery
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Family Medicine

Our family physicians deliver acute, chronic and preventive care. The family medicine model of care depends upon:

  • Using a team approach to care
  • Reducing barriers to care through open access scheduling, expanded office hours and improved communication between office staff and patients
  • Implementing advanced technology and informational system to better serve patients
  • Promoting quality and safety
  • Providing healthcare in context of the individual, family and community.
  • Treatment of acute illness
  • Urgent sick visit
  • Treatment for chronic health problems
  • In-depth consultations
  • New-born care
  • Cerebral Palsy
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Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists are experts in movement and function and use this knowledge to access, test and manage patient's physical problems to enable them to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Our physio team work on our patients to prevent and treat diseases and disability. Our physio team handles and treats the following conditions

  • Acute musculoskeletal disability and dysfunction
  • Central nervous system trauma and disease
  • Congenital (existing from birth) physical dysfunction
  • Geriatic and aged conditions
  • HIV related conditions
  • Neurological / neurosurgical operations
  • Oncology and palliative care related conditions
  • Nervous system trauma and disease
  • Physical mobility impairment
  • Post surgical conditions at risk of developing respiratory conditions
  • Rheumatic conditions
  • Surgical congenital and traumatic orthopedic conditions mending patients requiring cast splint application

Some of the common treatment methods include:

  • Exercise programme for mobility improvement and strengthening of muscles
  • Muscle re-education to improve control.
  • Joint manipulation and mobilization to reduce pain and stiffness.
  • Mobility & functional training
  • Soft tissue mobilization
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Remote/Mobile Clinic Services

We look after the health and safety of clients on Industrial operations. Specifically we provide on-site Mobile clinic for oil drilling Rigs, flow stations and major construction project locations offering the following services

  • Primary Healthcare / GP consultation
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Occupational Healthcare Services
  • Stand by Emergency Ambulance for Evacuation to Safety
  • Real Time On-Line Link with main Hospital and other Auxicillary Stations

We deploy customized units to the heart of communities or emergency/crisis centers and provide prevention and healthcare services 'on the go' where people work, live and play. The units are supplied with the basic equipment or material necessary for the particular purpose. They function as 'Patient – Centered' medical home and focus on specific prevalent peculiar diseases to provide care and prevention services.

We overcome barriers of time, money and trust and provide community - tailored care to vulnerable population.

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Primary Health Support / Outreach

We are in partnership with health centers and maternities in the communities. We provide them with technical (medical expertises) & material support and the platform to handle their secondary and surgical cases. Our outreach team organize and carry out free medical outreach/counseling in remote communities as part of our commitment towards providing accessible quality healthcare service to people around our locality. This is also part of our social scheme of 'giving back to the society'.