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ACE MEDICARE CLINICS LIMITED

The journey began with the registration of Medicare Clinics by Ogun State Ministry of Health as a private hospital.

Opening from a rented apartment at 105 Idiroko road, the hospital pioneered,  in that early stage,  provision of in-house specialist Clinics and Ultrasound scan service in the Ota Community.

The movement of the hospital in 1995 to its owner-occupied facility located at Klm 4, Idiroko road witnessed the upgrade of services to include X-ray, Renal dialysis,  CT scan Mammography  and additional specialist clinics.

In a bid to expand its frontier,  the the hospital signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the reputable health institution in India,  artemis Hospital in October 2009. This was soon followed by the first International Medical conference co-organize by Ace Medicare Clinics and Artemis hospital in December 2009. On this platform,  eighteen (18) of such conferences have been executed, providing Continuing Medical Education  (CME)  to doctors and other health professionals.  The program has featured renowned resounded persons from US,  UK,  India,  South, Africa and local reputable institutions and individuals.

When the medical and dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)  made CME mandatory for all Nigerian doctors in 2011,Ace Medicare Clinics Limited was one of the first few private institutions in the country accredited as Continuing Professional Development (CPD)  providers. By this time,  the hospital already had robust platform for delivering CME units at no cost to the doctors.

Since the first accreditation by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria in 2008 as a training centre for family medicine,  the hospital has provided centre for family medicine,  the hospital has provided tutelage for almost 50 family medicine residents from Teaching Hospital,  Federal Medical Centres and General hospitals across the south west, Nigeria. Apart from paying upkeep allowance to the residents, they are also exposed to a 12 week course in management.  The hospital recently sponsored an update course organized by the faculty of Family medicine of postgraduate medical college of Nigeria

The hospital has hosted and number of residents, medical students and nurses on an elective positings from US, Canada,  UK,  Russia and Ukraine.  Under the AfriWon Renaissance project of WONCA Africa, two young Family physicians from Turkey and France visited the hospital for observation in February 2019. In 2018, we played host to a delegation of Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas.  (ANPA).

The current hospital project commenced in 2012 with initial support from First City Monument Bank (FCMB), and later Bank of Industry (BOI). With a vision to be a medical centre of excellence, our goal is to render primary, secondary and Tertiary services, through the latter reduce the outflow of patients seeking medical treatment beyond the country.