{"id":17872,"date":"2026-11-14T20:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/st-ives-launches-three-urgent-care-clinics-across-lagos-ogun-to-bridge-healthcare-delivery-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T20:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T20:46:02","slug":"st-ives-launches-three-urgent-care-clinics-across-lagos-ogun-to-bridge-healthcare-delivery-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/st-ives-launches-three-urgent-care-clinics-across-lagos-ogun-to-bridge-healthcare-delivery-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Ives launches three urgent care clinics across Lagos, Ogun to bridge healthcare delivery – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Ives Specialist Hospital has launched SwiftMed Urgent Care Clinic across three locations in Eko Atlantic City, Ikeja in Lagos, and Abeokuta in Ogun state to bridge healthcare service delivery across both states.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the last 30 years, we\u2019ve established five, ongoing to six specialist hospitals, and we felt it\u2019s high time that all those specialist hospitals offer secondary to tertiary care level services,\u201d Babatunde Okewale, founder & chief medical director, St. Ives Specialist Hospital, said at the launch of SwiftMed Urgent Care Clinic, Tower A, Eko Pearl, Eko Atlantic City, Victoria Island, Lagos.\n<\/p>\n

According to him, the initiative was influenced by the need to offer primary healthcare service across its locations. He added that the idea is to bring healthcare closer to the people. \u201cThe promise is a walk-in clinic; you don\u2019t need an appointment. And we hope to launch more of this to bring healthcare closer to the populace,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

Okewale said that the urgent care clinic was modeled after the United States of America\u2019s healthcare service delivery for day-to-day 24\/7 walk-in clinic and concierge home service. \u201cAn urgent care clinic basically is a kind of clinic where you can go to for your day-to-day activity. You have a small cough in that clinic.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you need a blood test, it\u2019s done almost immediately. If you need basic x-ray, it\u2019s done almost immediately. If you need medications, the pharmacy is there,\u201d Okewale said.<\/p>\n

Gbenga Badejo, chartered accountant and management consultant, said an environment like Eko Atlantic City with eyebrow investments, needs a facility that caters to the healthcare needs and living conditions of the inhabitants.\n<\/p>\n

According to him, SwiftMed Urgent Care Clinic will cater for people around Eko Atlantic and environs, especially in an emergency situation. He added that having a facility that caters to the well-being of residents is a modern way of taking care of people\u2019s health.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truth about it is that there must be a health care delivery system for a high-profile facility like this. It\u2019s good to ensure that in every environment that you find yourself, there are facilities that can cater for good living,\u201d Badejo said.\n<\/p>\n

Busola Ajibola, the acting chief executive officer (CEO), St. Ives Specialist Hospital, said the clinic was created to offer express healthcare service to every patient. According to her, SwiftMed is an American style urgent care model, which is purely an outpatient clinic.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, the inspiration is we wanted to bring healthcare closer to people. The traditional hospital experience where you have lots of people wait before they are being seen, we\u2019re trying to eliminate that by reducing the wait time,\u201d Ajibola said.<\/p>\n

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Seyi John Salau is a BusinessDay Correspondent with interest in development journalism, which tells stories that connect the people, brands, and the government. SeyiJohn is also a media professional with BSc, Mass Communition (ACU); Masters of School Media (MSM, Ibadan) & MSc, Mass Communication (Caleb).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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