Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), says patient safety remains central to quality healthcare delivery.
Adeyemo stated this on Thursday at LUTH’s commemoration of the 2026 World Patient Safety Day, with the theme, “Safe Care for Non-Communicable Diseases.”
World Patient Safety Day is observed annually on Sept. 17 to promote safer healthcare and reduce avoidable harm, with this year’s focus on safe care for non communicable diseases.
The 2026 theme highlights the need to prevent errors and harm during diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of chronic conditions.
He said hospitals existed primarily for patients, stressing that every category of worker, including doctors, nurses, cleaners, security officers and administrators, had a role in ensuring patient safety.
The CMD said LUTH was committed to continuous quality improvement, adding that patient safety extended beyond medical and nursing care to the hospital environment and facilities.
Adeyemo said the hospital had installed about 600 kilowatts of solar and inverter systems across its facilities to improve power supply and ensure safer healthcare delivery.
He said the Federal Government had also promised an additional two megawatts of solar power to further strengthen electricity supply to the hospital.
” LUTH currently has about 10 elevators, with additional ones being provided, while ramps are being constructed to ease movement and improve accessibility for patients, staff and relatives,” he said.
He said the hospital was constructing a skywalk linking the old hospital with its new 256-consulting-room facility, describing it as part of measures to improve patient and staff safety.
Adeyemo said LUTH had also recorded improvements in managing its environment, including drainage and flooding challenges, to provide a safer environment for patients and healthcare workers.
He said LUTH would continue to pursue a human-centred approach involving patients, staff, patients’ relatives and the community, stressing that patient safety remained a shared responsibility.
