Healthcare Magazine April 2018 | Page 118

Lagoon Hospitals is one of the largest healthcare companies in Nigeria . With an impressive track record stretching over 30 years , the company is committed to driving up quality standards throughout its operations as it looks to increase its footprint in the coming years

Lagoon is the only Joint Commission International ( JCI ) accredited private healthcare provider in Nigeria , and only one of two in sub-Saharan Africa . The company has been in operation since 1986 , when it managed a single hospital in Lagos . Today , Lagoon has expanded to three hospitals and two clinics and is today the largest private healthcare operator in Nigeria . Lagoon is a part of Hygeia Nigeria Ltd and has consistently been providing healthcare of international standards to the people of Nigeria .

Last year , Lagoon added its third hospital – Gold Cross Hospital Ikoyi – and the organisation is looking to expand the services it offers to patients . “ We are moving towards tertiary care , so some of the key medical programmes that we ’ re looking at are the neurosciences , as well as orthopaedics , which will include joint replacements and arthroplasty . We ’ re moving into cardio thoracic surgery , interventional cardiology later on in the year , while focussing on
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