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Patients & Visitors

What to expect when you come to the hospital, with answers to common questions from patients and families.

Where to start

Routine mental health assessments start at the Out-Patients' Clinic of the main hospital, 123 Calabar Road, Calabar. The team will direct you to the right clinic.

Emergencies, 24 hours

The psychiatric emergency service is open 24 hours a day, including nights and weekends. In immediate danger, go to the nearest emergency department.

Consultation fee

The patient consultation fee is ₦2,000. Folder tracing is charged separately at ₦1,000. Other fees are explained before any service is arranged.

Your first visit

Come to our main hospital at 123 Calabar Road, Calabar. Our outpatient service is the starting point for a routine mental health assessment, and our team will direct you to the appropriate clinic.

A clinician will discuss your concerns, symptoms, medical history, previous treatment and how the problem affects your daily life. After the assessment, we will explain the recommended treatment and follow-up plan.

Coming for a consultation does not automatically mean admission. Many patients receive outpatient care. Admission is recommended when the clinical assessment shows that hospital care is needed.

Bring any previous medical reports, test results, referral letters and the medicines you currently take. If you already have a hospital card, bring that too. A trusted relative can accompany you if you need support.

Yes. Bring your previous treatment records, prescriptions and available investigation results. Our clinician will review your condition and discuss how to continue your care.

The patient consultation fee is ₦2,000. Folder tracing has a separate charge of ₦1,000.

Our Health Records team will guide you to the appropriate clinic and its attendance arrangements.

Our psychiatric team provides medical assessment and treatment, while our clinical psychologists provide psychological assessment and therapy. Start with an assessment, and we will guide you to the professional or combination of services that suits your needs.

We help people with a wide range of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, stress, emotional difficulties, substance use and more severe mental illnesses. Our mental health professionals can help when stress is affecting your wellbeing, work, relationships or daily functioning, including burnout. We assess the difficulties and recommend appropriate support. You can seek help early, before a problem becomes overwhelming.

Admission and visiting

Start with a clinical assessment at the hospital. The clinician will determine whether admission is needed and explain the admission arrangements.

The one-month admission totals effective from 1 January 2026 are ₦193,000 for full admission and ₦238,000 for amenity admission. Additional procedures or investigations may attract separate charges.

It includes accommodation, feeding and specified charges for medicines, consumables, investigations and ward items for one month.

Yes. Additional procedures or investigations requested by the clinician attract extra charges.

Admission fees cover one month.

If admission continues beyond one month, we will contact the family for a top-up payment to cover the continued admission.

Yes. Amenity accommodation provides a more private admission option. The admission team will explain the arrangements and check availability.

Bring suitable clothing, available medical records and the medicines the patient currently takes. The ward team will advise on other personal items.

Yes. Visits by known relatives are arranged under nursing supervision. Speak with the ward team about the visiting arrangements.

The ward team will give you the visiting times and arrangements for your patient.

No. We provide accommodation, feeding and inpatient care, so families do not need to stay with their patient during admission.

Your patient's assigned social worker is the appropriate contact for updates. Contact the managing team and ask for the social worker's telephone number.

Yes. We provide outpatient follow-up to review recovery, medicines and further support needs. The managing team will explain the follow-up plan.

Emergencies

Yes. Our psychiatric emergency service operates 24 hours a day, including nights and weekends.

Yes. We provide assessment and care for suicidal thoughts. If the person may act on those thoughts or cannot stay safe, seek help immediately through the nearest emergency department or local emergency services. Ask a trusted person to stay with them where safe.

Seek urgent professional assessment. If there is immediate danger, contact local emergency services or the nearest emergency department and keep yourself and others out of danger.

Seek emergency medical care immediately, even if the person appears well. Do not wait for a routine psychiatric appointment or try to make the person vomit.

Severe withdrawal needs urgent medical care. Seizures, hallucinations or severe shaking after reducing or stopping alcohol should be assessed immediately at the nearest emergency department.

The emergency team will assess the patient and determine whether admission, outpatient treatment or referral is appropriate.

Drug and alcohol treatment

Yes. We run a Drug Rehabilitation Programme. Entry starts with an assessment to determine the appropriate treatment and enrolment arrangements.

Regular admission provides inpatient clinical treatment. Drug rehabilitation involves enrolment in our Drug Rehabilitation Programme and attracts additional programme fees, separate from the regular admission charges.

Come for an assessment and tell the clinical team that you are seeking drug rehabilitation. The team will assess your needs and explain the enrolment process and applicable fees.

For patients assessed as having a drug-use-only condition without another mental illness, the additional rehabilitation fee is ₦100,000 for the first month and ₦50,000 for each subsequent month. These fees are additional to the applicable admission charges.

The rehabilitation team will explain the programme duration and participation requirements when arranging your enrolment.

Women and adolescents can seek assessment for drug and alcohol concerns. Our team will advise on the appropriate treatment and programme arrangements.

Yes. Seek a review with our substance use team. We will reassess the person's needs and discuss the next treatment steps.

Yes. Our substance use team assesses alcohol-related problems and recommends appropriate treatment, including assessment of withdrawal needs.

Yes. Our substance use team assesses dependence on tramadol and other medicines and advises on treatment and recovery support.

Fees shown are those in force from 1 January 2026. Confirm current charges with the hospital before payment.

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