MBBS AND BDS (PORTAL CENTER)
FETHA is known for efficiency,, high-quality healthcare and serves as a top-tier training center in the South East.
📍 Location
Located in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, the hospital has two centers:
- FETHA 1: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics.
- FETHA 2: Internal Medicine, Surgery, and others.
The centers are 1 km apart, and a shuttle costs ₦150. The National Orthopedic Hospital (NOFIC) shares a boundary with FETHA.
🏠 Accommodation
- Top-notch HO quarters: 2 complexes in FETHA 1 and a 300-room self-contained complex in FETHA 2 for HOs & Registrars.
- Very clean, spacious, with 24-hour power & water supply.
- One person per room allowed.
- Almost free! ₦6k/month (₦72k for the year).
🔴 Downside
- Heavy workload, especially in Neurosurgery (14-day uninterrupted calls).
- Few HOs, so workload is intense.
- 7 AM ward rounds, morning reviews, presentations, grand rounds.
- Must stay overnight when on call.
- No recreational activities for HOs.
- Frequent queries & risk of extension.
🟢 Upside
- Neat hospital, some buildings under renovation.
- Prompt response & standard patient care.
- Exposure to rare cases.
- Friendly consultants (though SRs can be tough).
- Junior Residents (JRs) are very friendly.
💰 Salary
Same as MDCN (₦267,000/month).
🎉 Flex (Leisure & Social Life)
- Abakaliki is calm, safe, and serene.
- No cult activities, kidnapping, or late-night crime.
- Good recreational spots: Cinemas, resorts, and an international market.
- Affordable transport: Bikes & tricycles (keke) always available.
⚕️ Orderliness & Work Conditions
- HOs handle all IV drugs & infusions.
- Pass & change urinary catheters.
- Carry out blood transfusions, set IV lines, clerk patients (minimum 30 clerking cases per dept).
- Must wear corporate attire at all times.
- Logbooks must be filled.
🏢 Administration
- HR is efficient, documentation is completed in 1-3 hours.
- Chief Registrars help with accommodation, but works department can be frustrating.
- Some toxic senior colleagues, especially SRs.
🍛 Food
- Top-notch call meals in FETHA 1 & 2 (2x on weekends, 1x on weekdays).
- Call food alone can sustain a HO throughout their house job.
- Plenty of food & fruit vendors around.
- Affordable markets for cooking.
- Best quality local produce: Rice, salt, palm oil, vegetables, garri, etc.
Dr. DaveHenry HO @ FETHA
