Government urged to roll out the construction of Greater Accra Regional Hospital phase 2 project
Report by Ben LARYEA
The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge has launched its 5th anniversary operationalization services with the call on government to put in to action the roll out the construction of the phase 2 project to augment the pressure on the existing services and facilities of the hospital.
The hospital occupies a total land area of 15.65 acres constructed as a hospital for the European expatriates in 1928 and became a district hospital after Ghana’s independence in 1957 and later named as Ridge Regional Hospital in 1997 with 192 bed capacity.
Government urged to roll out the construction of Greater Accra Regional Hospital phase 2 project
Speaking at the launching ceremony in Accra, the Director of GARH, Dr. Emmanuel Srofenyoh said the hospital have undergone various upgrading process and have expanded into an ultra-modern 420 bed capacity under the phase 1 project and providing cutting edge medical services to the public.
“The hospital at its current state is offering specialized services to meet the growing demands for quality secondary and tertiary level healthcare services to both Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians”, he said.
Touching on some major milestones of the GARH, Dr. Srofenyoh said management instituted a robust research infrastructure to enhance and coordinate activities geared towards building the capacity of the hospital to deliver quality healthcare.
Government urged to roll out the construction of Greater Accra Regional Hospital phase 2 project
In addition, a corporate fast track service unit have been introduced as well as digital customer service to fast track functional and central emergency system which makes the hospital a major destination for emergency referrals within the municipalities.
According to him, the introduction of the Bed Management Bureau also helped in addressing the no bed syndrome and explained however that it impacted to a high bed occupancy rate of over 7% on the average which is among the highest in the country.
Turning the spotlight on accreditation, he said the hospital have received for all major departments for post graduate training and have also had endorsement from HeFRA in elevating the hospital to a tertiary status and have been also designated by the Ghana Health Service as a health tourism institution.
“Specialise services available at the hospital are Cardiologist, Endocrinologist and diabetics specialist, General surgical specialists, Neurosurgeons, Urologists, Obstetricians/Gynaecologist, Intensive care specialists (adult and paediatric), Trauma and Orthopaedic specialists, among others”, he mentioned.
He therefore commended the media for its unflinching support to the hospital and thanked management and staff for the commitment and dedication to duty.
For his part, the Minister for Health, Mr. Kweku Agyeman Manu represented by the Regional Director of Health Services of Greater Accra, Dr. Mrs Charity Sarpong expressed her gratitude to the management of staff of GARH for their effective and efficient delivery of healthcare services to the public and their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
She said government have put in place the needed resources and the mechanisms in achieving the Universal Health Coverage adding that the health needs of the public will be provided by government across the country and was quick to remind the citizenry to continue to observe the COVID-19 protocols saying it is the safest way to addressing the pandemic.
Source: www.thenewindependentonline.com
