A Leading Centre of Excellence in Healthcare, Education, and Research
The Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex is a product of a concise and comprehensive decision of the Western state under the leadership of Brigadier Adeyinka Adebayo. The committee's inauguration was on January 15, 1971, and it was comprised of the working party and Professor Hezekiah A. Oluwasanmi; the then vice-chancellor of the University of Ife came up with a working plan of having a Teaching Hospital that would comprise a primary hospital, the nucleus of the teaching hospitals to be called Central hospital, together with a conglomeration of other state hospitals.
The recommendations made by the planning committee birthed and propelled a futuristic plan for a full-fledged hospital, where clinical training, research and proper healthcare delivery model would be developed on a principle different from the other schools then in existence beyond the traditional tripod of teaching, research and services.
This project aimed to emphasise services more than usual among Nigerian faculties of medicine. The vision of providing total health care delivery, teaching and research for the designated population propelled the emphasis on hospital development.
Thus, the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex in 1975, was premised on a robust and elaborate vision of enlarging and harnessing all the needed resources, which aimed to focus on the totality of healthcare delivery using not only tertiary but also secondary and primary health care facilities. Various health professionals are to be trained; doctors, nurses, medical scientists, paramedical staff, auxiliary dental staff and dental hygienists were designated to achieve the long-term goal of having a well-coordinated hospital. The health facilities proposed for the training are the health centres at Ijebu-Jesa, Imesi-Ile, Enuwa, Ilesa, Ikire, State Hospital Ile-Ife and Seventh Day Hospital, Ile-Ife.
This innovation birthed the two leading hospitals- Ife Hospital Unit (former Ife State Hospital) and Wesley Guild Hospital, while community health services and training takes place at Rural Comprehensive Health Centre, Imesi-Ile; Urban Comprehensive Health Centre, Eleyele, Ile-Ife; Multipurpose Health Centre, Ilesa, while the main Dental Hospital was located within the College of Health Sciences.
The hospital today became relevant and one of the leading hospitals in Nigeria through the combination of adequate human resources to develop a strong foundation for medical education, which will further strengthen the health profession, make an enormous impact in proper management of health care facilities and delivering quality health care to the people.
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex is a healthcare institution committed to leading the delivery of quality healthcare to its diverse patients, training excellent healthcare professionals capable of delivering standard care, and working to build a world that is immediately healthier for all.
We have a patient-focused ecosystem that deploys the best of conditions to ensure excellent healthcare delivery. We achieve this by using state-of-the-art facilities to administer the best care to our patients and committing our healthcare operations to world class professionals.
Our institution boasts of being a pioneer and leader in the adoption, training, and practice of several high-level medical procedures. This is a testament to our mission to fully focus and deliver excellent medical care to our patients.
To be a leading centre of excellence in every clinical, training, and support service.
To provide quality healthcare services, manpower development through training and research for the overall benefit of the patients and the society.