How Hospitals Are Expanding with Heala

Running a hospital in Nigeria comes with its fair share of challenges and the numbers say it all. According to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Nigeria has just 1 doctor for every 6,000 patients, which is far below the World Health Organization’s recommended ratio of 1 doctor to 600 patients. Between 2017 and 2022, over 5,600 Nigerian doctors left the country to practice abroad, further stretching an already strained healthcare system. As a result, hospitals are overwhelmed, doctors are overworked, and patients often have to wait anywhere from 2 to 6 hours just to see a doctor, depending on the hospital.

With everything happening, it’s easy to see why many hospitals are simply focused on staying afloat. But what if there was a way to go beyond just coping  and actually start making real progress?

That’s exactly where Heala comes in.

Heala is a healthcare technology platform designed to make healthcare more accessible and efficient through virtual consultations. It connects patients with licensed doctors remotely, enabling them to receive medical advice, prescriptions, and follow-up care from the comfort of their own homes.

Here are three ways Heala helps hospitals:

• Heala allows hospitals to serve more patients virtually, easing overcrowding and ensuring that physical spaces are available for urgent cases that truly need to be seen onsite.
• By moving routine consultations online, doctors can better manage their workloads, reducing stress and allowing them to focus on critical, in-person cases.
•  Patients who don’t need to be onsite can access care quickly and conveniently from wherever they are, while those who need immediate attention are seen faster. This improves the overall service and reduces wait times.
  

Conclusion

Nigeria’s healthcare system is under real pressure, but solutions like Heala are showing a smarter way forward. This isn’t about using technology just for the sake of it, it’s about creating faster, more human, and more sustainable ways to deliver care.

If you’re managing a hospital and looking for better ways to ease the load, reach more patients, and improve patient care, let’s talk: partnership@heala.ng