Ownership: LAUTECH Teaching Hospital remains independent – CMD
By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo
The Chief Medical Director of the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Osogbo, Prof Peter Olaitan has said the medical facility is not affected by the latest ownership status of the university.
The National Universities Commission has reportedly transferred ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH Ogbomoso to the Oyo State Government while the Osun state Government is to take over the College of Health Sciences in Osogbo
Reacting to this development in a statement signed by Prof Olaitan and made available to News Boom on Friday, the Management of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Osogbo said the hospital is not in any way affected by the resolve of the two states stressing that the hospital remains an independent Organisation.
I”n view of the possible anxiety about the status of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Osogbo due to the above development, the Management wishes to state that the status of the hospital is not in any way affected by the development in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso.
“The public is hereby assured that Lautech Teaching Hospital in Osogbo remains an independent organisanisation. It is not in any way affected by the resolution recently made on the University. The hospital will continue to render its services as ever as the government of Osun state has promised to continue to give neccessary support to the hospital.
“Towards this end, all stakeholders concerned about the services in Lautech Teaching Hospital Osogbo are hereby informed that the hospital will continue to function unabated and its operations will continue as scheduled. Our numerous patients, staff, trainees and indeed the public should remain calm as we will continue to render our services as expected,” the CMD said.
