The complex, established by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the cost of N161 million, will provide 24 hours emergency services to patients free of charge.
Speaking at the event, the Sultan commended the state government for putting together the centre, which he said would radically change the face of healthcare delivery in the state for good.
In his remarks, Governor Tambuwal said that the centre was established to broaden access to quality healthcare to the citizenry.
He said that the emergency operation complex comprises seven centres namely, trauma centre, polyclinics 1 & 2, central ambulance service, comprising fifteen ambulances, blood transfusion centre, malaria, meningitis, measles, polio, gastro-entritis emergency unit, epideomelogical unit and lastly biomedical engineering workshop.
Governor Tambuwal stated that his administration would continue to provide effective health care service in the state.
“We will always show total commitment and dedication to the contemporary health needs of the people in the state.
The governor said as the largest referral facility owned by the government, the specialist hospital would continue to receive the attention it deserved from the government.
He urged health workers to discharge their responsibilities well, and desist from charging patients for services that are to be rendered free.
Also speaking at the event, the state commissioner for health, Dr. Balarabe Kakale, said under the Sokoto Health Act, the trauma centre would provide free medical services to patients in the first 24 hours.
