KATH CEO courts BoG support for retooling of hospital
The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has appealed to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for support towards the hospital’s retooling.
He said the hospital’s delivery of cutting-edge services had been hampered by the obsolete nature of some existing equipment and the absence of other critical facilities.
"Currently, most of the critical equipment such as CT scans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Fluoroscopy, oxygen plants and central sterilisation units are either down or functioning with faults.
Vital equipment such as a Catheterisation Laboratory (CATHLAB) and Mammogram are also not available at all,” he said.
Dr Baidoo said that since the government alone could not provide the needed funds to address the challenges, it was appealing to corporate bodies such as the Bank of Ghana to assist with the procurement of life-saving equipment to enable the hospital to provide the best of specialist services to the public.
He made the appeal during a meeting with the Governor of the BoG, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama and his management team at the bank’s headquarters in Accra.
The engagement formed part of ongoing efforts by the CEO to rally state and corporate support to help address the hospital’s equipment and infrastructure deficit.
KATH
KATH, which serves as a major referral facility, receives cases from 12 out of the 16 regions due to its strategic location and wide range of specialist services.
Despite its critical role and skilled workforce, the hospital lacks the requisite stock of medical equipment and infrastructure for comprehensive specialist and sub-specialist care.
Pledge
Dr Asiama acknowledged the importance of KATH in the national healthcare delivery system.
He pledged that the bank would give serious consideration to the request.
Dr Asiama said management of the bank would review the list of critical equipment submitted and take a firm decision on possible support to enable the hospital improve its services to the public.
