Our Departments
Here are of the services we offer at Benue State University Teaching Hospital
Accident & Emergency
The Department of Accident & Emergency is the first port of call for all Surgical, Medical and Gynaecological emergencies arriving in the hospital. It is therefore the eye of the Hospital and its image.
Surgery
The Department of Surgery is one of the major clinical departments of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital. It was created with the twin goals of (a) producing well trained surgical manpower
Internal Medicine
The department of Internal Medicine is one of the major clinical services and training departments in the hospital. It is generally acknowledged for the quality of service and training it renders.
Family Medicine
The Department of Family Medicine at BSUTH provides a range of services at outpatient and staff clinics, including services for the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and Retainership clinics. The department offers comprehensive care to patients of all ages, genders, and with various health concerns.
Paediatrics Department
The Department of Pediatrics is the main health care providing site for children in South-south Geo-political zone of Nigeria. It is also a teaching site for Residents and students in Pediatrics and Child Health and provides.
Otorhinolaryngology - ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat)
Ear, Nose and Throat surgery also known as otorhinolaryngology is a surgical specialty which deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat and related structures of head and neck
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The department offers gynaecological, obstetric and labour (delivery) services. The latter services are provided in a fully functional labour ward/theatre suites and optimal neonatal resuscitation facilities
Psychiatry Department
Department of Psychiatry is responsible for patient care, teaching of medical students, and resident doctors, research and developing programs to prevent mental illnesses.
Radiology
The department of Radiology attend to the imaging needs of patients who are referred from the various clinical departments of the hospital. It is a service department.
Laboratory Services
The department of Radiology attend to the imaging needs of patients who are referred from the various clinical departments of the hospital. It is a service department.
Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Services department offers comprehensive Pharmacy services that provides high-quality patient care, efficient medication management and excellent customer service.
Dentistry department
The Dental department of the hospital offers the following services to both adult and paediatric patients Restorative services which includes: Amalgam fillings, composite fillings, GIC fillings, root canal treatment, apicectomy, pulpotomy, pulpectomy. Preventive services including scaling and polishing, root planing, oral health education.
Physiotherapy Department
At the Physiotherapy Department, we offer services to a wide range of patients across various specialties within the department. The specialties include Medicine/Neurology/Mental health Physiotherapy; Geriartric physiotherapy; Paediatric physiotherapy; Women Health physiotherapy; Ergonomics/Occupational health physiotherapy; Surgery /Orthopaedics/ Sports / Recreation physiotherapy & Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy.
Department of Chemical Pathology
The Department of Chemical Pathology serves as a pivotal unit that integrates laboratory diagnostics, clinical medicine, and medical education. Our primary objective is to deliver high-quality biochemical analyses that support the diagnosis and monitoring of various diseases that manifest biochemically, including metabolic disorders, endocrine dysfunctions, renal and hepatic diseases. We process blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, ascitic fluid, pleural fluid, e.t.c by utilising advanced analysers and state-of-the-art technologies, ensuring accurate and timely results that clinicians rely on for optimal patient care.
Nutrition and dietetics unit
The nutrition and dietetics unit offer services to both outpatients and inpatients with nutritional health challenges such as Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), Diabetes, Kidney Diseases, cancer etc. The unit also offer services such as nutritional health education in all the clinics and plans menu for the both outpatients and inpatients.
