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Public hospitals

  • University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), East-West Road, Alakahia: federal, 782 beds, about 200,000 patients a year. 24-hour lines +234 701 020 7377 and +234 818 269 2056.
  • Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Old GRA (formerly Braithwaite Memorial): state-owned, founded 1925, 375 beds. Main line +234 815 149 1555; emergency +234 807 159 2631.
  • Kelsey Harrison Hospital, Diobu: state-owned, 150 beds, with accident and emergency, maternity and neonatal units.

Private hospitals

  • Meridian Hospitals, D-Line (branch on Ikwerre Road): founded 1996, 24 hours; emergency +234 705 245 9425 or +234 808 282 6030.
  • Pamo Clinics and Hospital, Aba Road; Good Heart Specialist Hospital, New GRA (cardiology-led, with an emergency department); Atinu Critical Care, Hopeville, Kariden, Shield, Save A Life, Acron, Cova Care and St Catherine's.
  • No Port Harcourt hospital publishes its consultation fee. Comparable private hospitals in Lagos charged N20,000 to N25,000 plus registration in December 2025; FCT district hospitals charged N2,000 to N4,700 in May 2025. Ask for the price list before the first visit.

Emergency numbers

  • 112, plus the Rivers State ambulance lines on the Federal Ministry of Health's August 2026 list: 09040222281, 09040222283, 09040222285.
  • Rivers State emergency control room: 08032003514, 08073777717.
  • Private ambulances: Emergency Response Africa (toll-free 08000-2255-372), PH Metro Ambulance, International SOS. Typical private ambulance cost N30,000 to N150,000 by distance and equipment (May 2025).

HMO networks and care

  • The larger HMOs list over 100 facilities in Port Harcourt, including Meridian, Pamo, St Catherine's and Acron, and national networks of 700 to over 2,000 facilities. Whether a specific hospital is in a specific plan's network is only confirmed by the plan's own list.
  • Home care: national home-care agencies operate in the city, and home nursing for older people is offered locally. None publishes prices; the Lagos benchmark is a caregiver at N119,000 to N159,000 a month and a nurse at N219,000 to N259,000 (May 2026).
  • Residential: provision is thin. A registered charity runs a residential home for older people on the East-West Road, and the state government has announced plans for a state elderly home.
  • Kinship Visits are in Lagos today. Ask the team about availability in Port Harcourt. The Kinship Plan gives the family the Kinship care team, Kemi on WhatsApp and a shared record, with a named Kinkeeper once visits are added.

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Sources

  1. UPTH contact
  2. University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
  3. Rivers State University Teaching Hospital
  4. Kelsey Harrison Hospital
  5. Meridian Hospitals contact
  6. Hospitals in Port Harcourt (list)
  7. NEMSAS emergency numbers by state, August 2026 (Daily Asset)
  8. Ambulance services in Port Harcourt (Emergency Response Africa, May 2025)
  9. An HMO's published hospital network for Port Harcourt (September 2026)
  10. A Lagos home-care agency's published caregiver and nurse rates (May 2026)
  11. FCDO travel advice, Nigeria

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