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Randle General Hospital, Surulere; Housemanship Review

🏥 Hospital Name: Randle General Hospital, Surulere
📍 Location: Surulere, Lagos State


📌 Address & Centers

The hospital has three major centers, each with designated rotations:

  1. Randle GH, Gbaja Street (Mother & Child Center) – Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology postings.
  2. Randle GH, Randle Avenue – Majorly Dental house officers and A&E weekend calls. Also houses ophthalmology clinics and administrative offices. (Currently under reconstruction.)
  3. Femi Gbajabiamila GH (also called Randle GH), Iyun – Surgery and Internal Medicine postings.

📍 Distance:

  • Gbaja → Randle Avenue: ~5 minutes drive
  • Gbaja / Randle Avenue → Iyun: ~15 minutes drive

🚗 Accessibility

  • Easy access from Ojuelegba to Gbaja Street or Randle Avenue via keke.
  • To get to Iyun, stop at Stadium Hotel (a popular landmark after National Stadium) and take keke from there.

🏠 Accommodation

📍 Location: 43 Mosholashi Street, Iponri Community

  • ~5 mins drive to Iyun (~₦400 to & fro)
  • ~15 mins drive to Gbaja / Randle Avenue (~₦800 to & fro)

Status: Limited
Capacity: 2 separate flats for males & females, accommodating 16 house officers total
Arrangement: 1 HO per room

  • Each flat originally has 2 bedrooms + large parlour (parlour partitioned into 2 additional rooms)

Caution Fee: Nil

Room & Facility Features

  • Ensuite bathrooms for original rooms
  • Parlour-converted rooms share a general toilet
  • Shared kitchen with gas cylinders, burners & fridge
  • Sitting room with TV, sofas, dining table
  • Bed, mattress & pillow provided

Power Supply

  • Generally stable power (NEPA almost always available)
  • Each flat has an inverter
  • There is a general generator for backup

Room allocation: First come, first serve


🏆 Selection Process

  • Register on the HSC Portal when recruitment opens
  • Print the filled form emailed to you
  • Wait for a clearance call
  • Once called, you are essentially confirmed

💰 Salary & Allowances

DescriptionDetails
Monthly Salary₦322,000
Payment Date23rd of every month (next working day if weekend)
Other AllowancesNone

🌆 Flex & Lifestyle

Surulere is central, making it easy to reach both Island & Mainland.

Nearby Attractions & Spots

  • Olaiya Foods – major restaurant close to Gbaja
  • E-Best Shawarma near Randle Avenue
  • Small local canteens and kiosks inside and around hospital compounds
  • Nearby supermarkets and pharmacies around Gbaja

🏥 Work Environment

Orientation

  • No formal general orientation yet (training started Jan 2025)
  • New HOs are taken around the 3 centers before resumption
  • Departmental onboarding is done on arrival

Responsibilities

  • Calls, ward rounds & post-round mop-ups
  • Clerking & admitting patients
  • Assist surgeries & perform numerous CS in O&G under supervision
  • Male catheterization by HOs; nurses handle female catheterization
  • HOs do not administer IV/IM drugs
  • Frequent departmental presentations (usually done by HOs)

Staff & Colleagues

  • Generally friendly environment
  • You will learn if you are proactive
  • Some MOs may delegate heavily, so be prepared

Success Tip: Be present, responsive, and build good rapport.


🍽 Food Options

  • Small canteens inside the hospital
  • Street food kiosks around entrances
  • Restaurants outside include:
    • Olaiya Foods (Gbaja)
    • E-Best Shawarma (Randle Avenue)

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