Dr. Olukayode Akinlade, a respected medical practitioner, a man of
class and profound dignity was born on 15th of December 1952 in Ido Ekiti
and had his early education at Omodewa Primary School in 1958. He
completed the same at St. Stephen’s Primary School, Onilete, Iwo in 1963
before proceeding to Ekiti Parapo College, Ido Ekiti and Government
College, Ibadan for his Secondary and Higher Secondary education
respectively between 1965 and 1971. He thereafter proceeded to the
College of Medicine of the University of Lagos from where he graduated
in March 1977.
Olukayode did his mandatory one-year Housemanship at
Adeoyo State Hospital, Ibadan following which he was posted to Port
Harcourt, Rivers State for National Youth Service. He returned to Lagos
to work at Nigerian Ports Authority Hospital, Apapa, Bose Specialist
Hospital, JuliSam Clinic and St Emmanuel Hospital all in Lagos between
1979 and 1986.
Currently,,, he runs his private hospital known as KROWN HOSPITAL
located in the Alimosho axis of Lagos. The hospital which was set up in
1986 moved to a purpose-built modern complex commissioned by the then
Military Governor of Lagos State, Brigadier Raji Rasaki in 1991.
Krown
Hospital today is one of the best-equipped hospitals in Lagos with
sizable staff strength including visiting Consultants, both foreign and
local, in major clinical specialties providing advanced medical care and
training facilities in collaboration with several foreign hospitals.
The hospital is known for high-end technological equipment with rare
highly specialised services including Laparascopic or Minimal Access
Surgical Procedures, Endoscopy, Renal Dialysis, Otorhinolaryngology
services, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Cancer care, Maxillofacial Surgery,
functional ICU, Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery, Dental Centre,
Echocardiography, 4D Ultrasonography, Digital X-Rays, Holter ECG,
Ambulatory BP, Fully Automated Laboratory service amongst others, thus
upgrading medical practice to an acceptable high level within her
environment,.thus bringing specialised care to that environment. The
hospital is also ICT compliant with a robust HIMS/EMR with both intranet
and broadband internet connectivity.
Dr. Akinlade is highly respected in the medical profession and
was elected Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State
Branch in 2002 and subsequently elected as the Secretary-General of the
Association in 2004. A period that was both innovative and monumental
years in the annals of the medical profession in Nigeria. He was also
called upon to serve the nation in various capacities including as a
member of the Governing Boards of the Federal Neuro Psychiatry Hospital,
Lagos and the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi. He also served as a
member of the Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and
Chairman of its IT sub-committee during his tenure.
He was Co-Chairman on the Review of the Operational Guidelines for the National Health Insurance Scheme in 2005.
His experience and exposure in the Healthcare sector cover
clinical, managerial, policy and strategic planning areas. He has
extensive analytical skills, and he is a strong Team player, Team
Builder, Facilitator and Advocate of improved healthcare services and a
mentor to very many successful practitioners many of whom are at the
commanding height of the nation’s health sector today.
Dr. Akinlade is an ardent believer in the need for a reform of
our health systems through interventions that will bring about rapid
improvement in the deplorable health situation in Nigeria at all levels.
He played an active role as a member of the Lagos State Health Reform
Committee which gave birth to the reforms in Lagos State Healthcare
delivery services and the Lagos State Health Reform Law currently in
operation.
He has been closely involved in Healthcare Management,
Administration, Hospital Design, and Equipment profiling of health
institutions at various levels of healthcare. He traveled extensively to
various parts of the world on medical and health-related matters and he
is very current in technological advances spanning various specialties
or disciplines of medicine.
Until recently he was Chairman of the Board of management of the
Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti (EKSUTH) where he
has to his credit the setting up of a 50-bed Accident and Emergency
Dept. and extensive innovative works within the hospital despite
government lean resources. Through various reforms and innovative
efforts, he increased the monthly Internally Generated Revenue of the
hospital by about 500% of what was being generated before he assumed
office working assiduously with his Board members and management.
During
his tenure a 5-year Strategic plan for the hospital was also produced, a
prototype that can be applied to most of our tertiary healthcare
institutions even today.
He currently serves as the Medical Adviser to the Diocese of
Lagos West (Anglican Communion) and Chairman of, Governing Board of the
Anglican Church Hospitals in Lagos West Diocese. He was a member of the
Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching
Hospital, Oshogbo working with colleagues to find a lasting solution to
the chronic challenges bedeviling the health sector in the State of Osun
including challenges of the health workforce.
He is currently a
Technical Consultant at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado
Ekiti overseeing the actualization of the building, equipping, and
commissioning of a new 400 bed Teaching Hospital complex to
international standards, a hospital that now boasts of the 1st open
heart surgery in that part of the country and Kidney Transplant
surgeries.
He is appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of Afe
Babalola University and also a member of the Management Board of Federal
Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State
Dr. Akinlade is a community leader, an ardent believer in God,
and a committed Rotarian of over 37 years, an organisation he once
served as Club President and Assistant District Governor.
