The Chief Medical Director, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State, Prof. Abdulwaheed  Olatinwo, has said the hospital will be fully computerised by October 2012.

Speaking during customers'/stakeholders' interactive forum in Ilorin on Tuesday, he emphasised the need for health institutions in the country to optimise the helpful windows of the information and communication technology to improve health care delivery.

He said the hospital commenced e-registration of patients last year, adding that currently, UITH's ICT personnel have been trained by the hospital's consultant on ICT on how to record patients' health information.

He said all the patient needs to do is to see a doctor with his personal identification number and his detailed health records would be accessed through the computer. 

He added that the hospital would soon improve on this as more members of staff are undergoing training in that regard.

He also disclosed that the hospital had incorporated staff orientation and re-orientation, information technology, national and international exposure of personnel as tools for improving service delivery.

He identified bad roads, water and electricity as some of the challenges confronting the hospital and called on government and public-spirited individuals to come assist UITH.

Olatinwo said UITH had completely moved all its departments and units to the permanent site, with the recent movement of HAART/TB Clinic, Behavioural Science and Central Stores and  Supplies Department to the permanent site. 

The old site has been handed over to the Kwara State Government.