UNIPORT TEACHING HOSPITAL AUDIT EXPOSES 2,000 ‘MISSING’ WORKERS, SALARIES SUSPENDED
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By: Balogun Ibrahim
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) in Rivers State has suspended the salaries of about 1,000 employees following a recent staff audit.
The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Chituru Orluwene, made this known during a press briefing on Monday to mark his first 100 days in office.
He explained that upon assuming office as the hospital’s 8th CMD, there was no proper nominal roll in place. Although over 4,000 workers were listed on the payroll, only around 2,000 were physically present.
This discrepancy, he said, led to a staff verification exercise, which revealed that about 2,000 workers could not be accounted for.
According to Orluwene, the findings have been submitted to management, and salaries have already been halted for 1,000 of those affected.
He noted that the exercise also helped begin the process of establishing an accurate staff register, stressing that the presence of non-working employees had negatively impacted the system.
Orluwene added that once the report is forwarded to the Federal Government, steps may be taken to recruit personnel who are willing to work.
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He further stated that his administration has taken measures to plug revenue leakages in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, including reducing hospital and mortuary charges.
The CMD thanked President Tinubu and the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate, for his appointment and pledged to run an open and transparent administration.
He also revealed that the hospital has introduced a feeding system for admitted patients, with a daily charge of N5,000 covering three meals.
In addition, management has moved to curb corruption among staff, including stopping individuals from collecting payments through personal Point of Sale accounts within the hospital.
Addressing concerns about mosquito infestation, Orluwene said significant improvements have been made. He attributed the problem to poor environmental conditions, including stagnant water and damaged underground pipes.
He said consultants were engaged to fix the issues, leading to the evacuation of waste from soakaway pits and repairs of broken infrastructure. Following these interventions, he noted, the mosquito situation has improved considerably.
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