The Mary Martin Hospital in Uselu, Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria, is a vibrant healthcare facility managed by MMM. Since its establishment in 2021, the hospital has evolved from a Wholeness and Wellness Centre to a Medical Clinic and now stands as a fully operational hospital.

Each transformation tells a unique story of growth and resilience. Yet in all these, we give God the glory for sustaining this Facility and for bringing it to what it is today. We are also grateful to donors and every group and individual who have been supportive of us to make the Facility what it is today.

Strategically situated near the University of Benin and the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), the hospital is surrounded by a network of healthcare establishments, diagnostic centres, pharmacies, and laboratories. The hospital is committed to addressing the pressing health needs of the Uselu community by offering preventive, curative, and restorative care that is both accessible and affordable.
Its wide range of services includes:

• General outpatient department/consultation
• Specialists’ consultation, like a Gynaecologist, general surgeon, cardiologist, endocrinologist, etc., when needed
• Laboratory analyses
• Admission and referral of cases to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital
• Minor and major surgeries, including plastic surgery
• Health education
• Home visits/home-based care
• School Health program
• Sensitisation/Medical Outreach (Mobile clinic)
• Antenatal care and delivery
• Obstetric and pelvic scan
• Immunisation
• Complementary therapy like Massage, Physiotherapy, Capacitar, etc.
• Capacity building for our staff

Recent grants from funding agencies have helped us equip our Theatre and purchase a new ultrasound scan machine. Equipping our Theatre has brought hope and consolation to many. A typical example is a woman who presented with a Diabetic leg Ulcer which had eaten deep into her leg, and she feared amputation because that seemed like the last hope, considering the state of the damage that the ulcer caused. If she were to present at a Teaching Hospital, amputation would have been the option, but at Mary Martin Hospital, the wound was dressed for a while, and thanks to Hilton Funds, who equipped our Theatre, we were able to do a plastic surgery (skin grafting) for her. The wound healed, and she was discharged home.

Another grant helped update the machines in the Laboratory, leading to faster tests and investigations.

More so, our services as mentioned above are now being widely accessible through our sensitisation and medical outreach programs, through which we bring affordable health services to people’s doorsteps. No one is turned down as we are committed to bringing Christ’s healing to everyone. Many people still come to us seeking health services without any means to pay for the services, sometimes we feel overwhelmed because we desire to serve them, but the funding is very limited. In our outreach services this year so far, we have brought health care to more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) people in their own area. Our services are exceptional as we provide one-on-one and person-centred care to every person who comes to us. Our compassionate approach, kind care, gentle and healing touch and warm presence to patients have singled us out among other health facilities around us and have improved patient’ turnover.

Our plans include an eye clinic. We would very much like to incorporate it into our services, but we are incapacitated by a lack of funds. However, like our Foundress, Mother Mary Martin, we believe that “If God wants the work, He will show the way.”

In the light of this, we register our sincere gratitude to MMM leadership and our Donors, all who have been and are still there supporting us to bring healing to the people. May God bless you abundantly. Amen.