Africa/Nigeria/Nasarawa/Lafia
Facility record

Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH)

A tertiary hospital in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
Tertiary hospitalPublicOpen 24 hoursRegistry-verified
359
Inpatient beds
1,367
Clinical staff
5 of 5
Core services on site
1 of 4
Tertiary facilities in Nasarawa

Capacity

Tertiary
359 beds
Inpatient and outpatient, operating 24 hours. One of the larger bed bases in Nasarawa.

Staffing by cadre

1,367 clinical staff
182
Doctors
466
Nurses & midwives
50
Lab scientists
20
Pharmacists
29
Dentists
85
HIM officers

Services on site

5 of 5
Laboratory
Imaging & radiology
Pharmacy
Ambulance
Mortuary
How care flows here

One of Nasarawa’s 4 highest-level hospitals

Healthcare in Nasarawa works like a ladder. Everyday care happens at the state’s 547 local clinics and health centres. Anything they cannot treat is sent up to one of 65 bigger general and specialist hospitals. The hardest cases of all end up at a top-level hospital, and Nasarawa has only 4 of those. This is one of them.

4 tertiarythis hospital · the hardest cases
65 secondarybigger hospitals
547 primaryeveryday care

Record

25/08/1/3/1/0068
Facility level
Tertiary
Ownership
Public
Address
Opposite Court Of Justice
Operating hours
24 hours
Operational status
Functional
Coordinates
8.52267, 8.50101
Veligraph ID
AF-NG-25-08-1-3-1-0068

Source agreement

Current
Nigeria Health Facility Registry (v2)Federal Ministry of Health · beds, staffing, services, contacts2026
GRID3 Nigeria cross-referenceLocation confirmedmatched
Record first publishedFrom the 2026 national register import; changes will be noted hereAug 2026
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● Source: NHFR