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About Deem

A hospital built around how patients actually move through it

We started in 2009 with four consultants and a simple frustration: patients were being sent across Lagos for tests that should have taken an afternoon. Everything we have built since has been an answer to that.

A ward at Deem Hospital
Beds
180
Theatres
6
ICU beds
22
Ambulances
9
What we stand for

Four commitments we hold ourselves to

The patient decides

No procedure without a plain-English explanation of the alternatives, the risks and the cost.

Speed is care

Waiting is not neutral. We measure door-to-decision time as closely as clinical outcomes.

Evidence, not habit

Our clinical board reviews every protocol annually against current international guidance.

One team, one record

Your cardiologist and your radiologist read the same notes, on the same day.

Our story

Seventeen years, one direction

    2009

    Deem opens as a 24-bed clinic in Ikoyi with four consultants and one theatre.

    2014

    The emergency department goes 24/7 and the first CT scanner is installed.

    2018

    A 120-bed tower opens, bringing cardiology, neurology and paediatrics on site.

    2022

    The imaging unit commits to 24-hour reporting on every routine scan.

    2026

    180 beds, six theatres, 60+ consultants and a patient portal used by 40,000 families.

Patients treated
30M+Patients treated
Lower wait times
30%Lower wait times
Invested in care
$100MInvested in care
Consultants on staff
60+Consultants on staff
Patient stories

In their words

“I arrived at 2am with chest pain and was in the cath lab before 3. The team never once made me feel rushed or like a number.”

Ngozi A.

Cardiology patient

Join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals

We recruit consultants, nurses, radiographers and allied health professionals year-round. Send a CV and a note about the department you want to work in.

  • Funded specialist training
  • Protected teaching time
  • On-site childcare
  • Full family health cover
Email our recruitment team