The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) chapter has decried the mal-administration unleashed on staff and patients as well as the untold decadence eroding the hospital meant to take care of the health needs of the citizenry. President of the association, UBTH Chapter, Dr. Omorogbe Owen said, despite being a government hospital, UBTH has the highest billings in fees, admission deposit and costs for services in the country, the services provided cannot be compared with unwarranted charges on unsuspecting Nigerians. “Patients at UBTH are made to pay N3,900 daily for the general wards after paying an admission deposit of N 20,000; bed fee for specialist ward costs N15,000 daily after an admission deposit of N50,000. Even with the worsening economic situation in the country, the management insistence on extorting high fees from patients who cannot afford them has forced many Nigerians to seek alternative care, which in effect has grossly affected the training of medical students and doctors with the declining as the patient load. “Patients, especially those in and around Edo State and environs, are now forced to travel to parts of the country for medical care where services are affordable. At Irrua Specialist Hospital in Edo State and University College, Ibadan in Oyo State, bed fee is N1500 and N1000 per day respectively; the same is applicable to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital where bed fee is N1000 daily,” he said.