MAUTH Wards Record Outstanding Scores As Urogynaecology Fistula Centre Tops October Assessment with 99.84%

Excellence has become a moving target at the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, MAUTH Yola, Adamawa State, where healthy competition, professional commitment and a growing culture of accountability are steadily transforming ward management and patient-care standards.

The hospital's October 2026 monthly assessment and evaluation of wards and theatres has produced another impressive performance record, with the Urogynaecology Fistula Centre emerging as the overall champion, scoring an outstanding 99.84 per cent.

The Antenatal Ward followed closely with 99.50 per cent, while the ABF Theatre secured third position with 99.24 per cent. The Psychiatric Ward came fourth with 99.16 per cent, maintaining its place among the hospital's consistently high-performing units.

The assessment, which covered 25 wards and theatres, reflected an institutional commitment to excellence, cleanliness, effective service delivery and cordial staff-patient relationships.

With the overall scores ranging from 95.48 to 99.84 per cent, the results underscored the remarkable performance of the hospital's clinical units and the increasingly competitive character of the exercise.

Speaking on the outcome, the Chairman of the Ward Assessment Committee, Dr Sajo Njidda, expressed satisfaction with the general performance of the wards, particularly their conduct, staff-patient relationships and environmental cleanliness.

He observed that the competition was becoming increasingly tougher and tighter, a development that speaks to the growing determination of the various units to surpass previous achievements and sustain a culture of excellence.

At the ceremony, the Chairman of the occasion and Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Dr Dahiru Ribadu, who represented the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adamu Girei Bakari, commended members of the Ward Assessment Committee for their dedication, transparency and fairness.

He equally applauded the entire workforce for their impressive performances, singling out the three leading wards for special commendation.

Their achievements, he noted, exemplified the discipline, diligence and dedication required to sustain quality healthcare delivery.

In a significant development signalling the hospital's expanding assessment framework, Dr Ribadu announced that the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and Ophthalmology wards, following their relocation to the permanent complex, would be incorporated into the monthly assessment beginning November 2026.

The announcement represents another step towards widening the institutional culture of performance measurement, ensuring that excellence is neither confined to established units nor limited by the boundaries of the hospital's evolving infrastructure.

Perhaps the most heartening revelation of the occasion was the unexpected philanthropic recognition that the hospital's assessment initiative has begun attracting beyond Adamawa State.

Dr Ribadu disclosed that the impressive performance of MAUTH's wards had travelled beyond the hospital's walls and across state boundaries, earning admiration from within Nigeria's wider healthcare community.

He revealed that the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Barnawa, Kaduna State, Dr Aishatu Yushau Armaya'u, was so impressed by the assessment initiative and the Psychiatric Ward's previous outstanding performance that she donated N250,000 to the ward as a gesture of encouragement and recognition.

The donation was transmitted to the Chief Medical Director of MAUTH, Prof. Adamu Girei Bakari, who subsequently presented the money to the Head of the Psychiatric Department.

The disclosure drew enthusiastic applause and commendation, adding an inspiring dimension to an exercise that has evolved beyond internal evaluation into a platform for institutional recognition, professional motivation and inter-hospital goodwill.

It was a compelling reminder that excellence, when consistently demonstrated, commands attention beyond geographical boundaries; that good practice, when visibly sustained, can inspire generosity and that the pursuit of quality healthcare need not end at the walls of an individual institution.

The occasion was attended by members of the hospital's management team, including the Deputy Chairman Medical Advisory Committee (Clinical), Dr Maisaratu Bakari; the Director of Administration, Sanusi Ahmed Rufai, represented by the Assistant Director of Administration, Hajiya Asmau Sahabo Yusuf, who announced the best-performing wards for the awards presentation; and the Director of Nursing Services, Hajiya Rabi Ali, alongside unit in-charges.

Also present were the Director of Information, Adamu Muhammad Dodo, and members of the hospital's media crew, as well as the Chief Security Officer, among other officials.

As the October assessment drew its curtain, the message resonated beyond the certificates, scores and commendations: excellence is not a destination reached once but a standard renewed through discipline, diligence and daily devotion to duty.

With two additional wards joining the assessment in November, the competition is set to become broader, the benchmarks more demanding and the pursuit of institutional excellence even more compelling.

At MAUTH Yola, the numbers tell a story of performance; the people behind the numbers tell a deeper story of commitment to humanity.