”Save lives of ICU patients, reconnect us” – AKTH appeals to KEDCO

Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has appealed to Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) to reconnect the hospital to the electricity supply to avert further loss of lives of patients on critical life support equipment.

A  statement issued by its Head of Information Unit, Hauwa Inuwa Dutse, on Sunday said the Management is saddened by the death of some patients in critical care after KEDCO abruptly disconnected the entire hospital from electricity supply over pending electricity bills, which the hospital is earnestly working to pay.

‘’The hospital said that it regularly pays electricity bills to KEDCO from Internally Generated Revenue; and also uses part of such revenue to procure diesel for on-site power generation to augment the electricity supplied by KEDCO,’’ the statement said.

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It noted that the Management of AKTH appeals to KEDCO to support its healthcare delivery services to patients by restoring electricity to the Hospital as it takes steps to defray outstanding bills.