The management ofImo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH), Orlu has called on the general public to disregard the report on the fire incident that took place at Hospital premises on Monday, 5th February as it is not the actual reflection of the fire incident.
IMSUTH Management in a press release signed by the Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Judith Richards–Chukwunyere, which was made available to newsmen, described the report as a misleading, malicious, and calculated attempt to misinform the general public.
The management maintained that the unfortunate fire outbreak which was caused by activities of Indian Hemp smokers at bushes around the Hospital, did not affect the Radiology Block of the hospital as every equipment in the Radiology block is safe and intact.
The management, however, pointed out that the fire incident actually burnt a few equipments at the ICT Unit, mostly desktops, adding that IMSUTH security guards were able to recover most of the office equipment in this Unit.
The press release reads, “It has come to the notice of the management of Imo State University Teaching Hospital Orlu, of a scandalous and malicious article on the recent fire incident within the premises of the institution on Monday, February 5, 2024.
“The jaundiced piece was hurriedly put together to misinform the reading public. A cursory look at the write-up shows that the writer’s ulterior motive was to drag the goodwill enjoyed by staff and management of the institution to the mud.
“As a reputable government owned institution, we do not join issues with naysayers. We wouldn’t have penned this rebuttal if not that verifiable facts behind the unfortunate incident were distorted.
“The very essence of this press release is to disclaim the earlier article authored by a busy-body who is neither a staff of any government-owned institution nor that of Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu. ” With sincerity of purpose and total commitment to ethics of public service, we wish to state that the unfortunate fire outbreak which occurred on Monday, February 5, 2024, did not affect the Radiology Block of the hospital as every equipment is safe and intact.
