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August 29, 2020

LASG accredits Reddington Zaine Laboratory for COVID-19 testing

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The Lagos State Government has accredited Reddington Zaine Laboratory (ZaineLab) for PCR COVID-19 Testing.

Reddington Zaine Laboratory (ZaineLab)is been promoted by the Reddington Hospital Group.

The approval was contained in a letter dated 11th August 2020 to the management of the Reddington Group by the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Health Facility and Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr. Abiola   Idowu.

The hospital located at 6b Bendel Close, off Bishop Aboyade Street, Victoria Island is equipped with state-of-the-art Class 3 Biosecurity Safety Technology which delivers results within 24-48 Hours.

According to the Reddington ZaineLab and Armoured Shield Medical Director, Dr Olusola  Oluwole, the facility is the only private hospital in Lagos currently accredited both for Testing and Treatment of COVID-19.

Dr. Oluwole said Sample Collection Centres will be available in Victoria Island, Ikeja GRA and Lekki for the convenience of everyone, especially, those requiring testing for travel purposes.

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Reddington Hospital recently commissioned the Armoured Shield Medical Complex in Victoria Island, Lagos for the treatment of all cases related to Covid-19. This allows for a seamless treatment and management of all Covid-19 positive patients in different locations in Lagos under Biosecurity environment.

The new medical centre built in phases, offers a 50-bed facility with isolation wards, high dependency and level 3 Intensive Care Unit(ICU) with ventilators, organ life support machines, CT Scan, X ray, laboratory, telemedicine, emergency response ambulances among other equipment.

And seasoned medical personnel required to treat all cases of Covid-19 in both adults and children.

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