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Smart hospital: embracing technology for better healthcare delivery in Nigeria

A hospital admission (late last year) had me daydreaming on my bed; what a smart hospital would be like. Let me tell you a little about it. For starters, I didn't come with my card.  But there's a screenshot of it on our family WhatsApp group. Ideally without the card, our surname and/or card number should be enough information to be able to retrieve our file. Turns out I overrated their system.  I had to lay my very weak body on the hard seats in the waiting area, while they ran around looking for the file. I mean, I showed them the screenshot. But the information there, which is no different from if it was presented was apparently not enough. They did find it eventually but I was stunned at the lack of organization. They took my vital information and I waited to see the doctor. That was another delay. I didn't mind because I knew many hospitals were short on staff. What I observed however, was the back and forth to reach the doctor.  There was no effective means of corres