ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES PROVISION IN SELECTED PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN MINNA.

Abstract

Health care service centres on providing emergency, preventive, rehabilitative, diagnosis care to patients, families and community at large. This study focus on developing effective healthcare facility management strategy for patients and users in selected private and public hospitals in Minna. The methodology approach adopted during this study is a descriptive research design that analysis of precise details collected randomly from the population. The data collected on site based on some variables were analysed and showed further that health care service strategy available at the selected hospital is not effective for users and deduction from the study shows that the improvement of any healthcare services strategy is dependent on having adequate financial resources and quality of human factor to maintain healthcare facilities, equipment and utility services, and develop competitive service strategies. However, to provide integrated healthcare service quality, there must be sufficient healthcare facilities available to sustain the health care system in the hospitals.