CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1            Background of the Study
General hospital Okene began as small clinic in 1960. It was built and equipped from free will donation by the government. The location of the hospital was then a very rural area isolated from Okene Township.
Okene General Hospital gradually grew, expanded and kept pale with the overall development in Okene town. For long, it was the only health institution in the whole of Okene. Along the line, when development has started full in town, the conversion of their hospital from clinic to a comprehensive hospital in 1972 and later converted to general hospital in 1978 was due to Okene development of the town and government consideration.
General hospital Okene from the beginning was health service centre where physical and spiritual needs were attended to. The youth from various schools of nursing were trained there to give dedicated professional service to the sick. For many years, the hospital was under the control of the state, other government organization bodies i.e. petroleum trust fund, family economic advancement programmed (F.E.A.P.) etc.
Once more, general hospital Okene has since developed from a majority clinic comprehensive and is now a general hospital with the following departments;
Record department (where the researcher obtained her data for this analysis).
Laboratory department.
X-ray department.
Administrative department
The canteen, carpentry and electric department.
The hospital also divided into general department and general wards;
Male surgical ward.
Female surgical ward.
Children ward.
Premature unit.
Private ward.
Operation of surgical wise.
The hospital having a total of one hundred and eighty seven (187) beds with the total of four (4) specialist doctors with one hundred (100-above) and above workers.