Korle Bu gets two new ambulances

THE oldest and largest wheat flour mill in Ghana, Irani Brothers and Others Limited has donated two fully equipped ambulances to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).

The ambulances, which would  be presented to the general hospital and the Reconstructive and Burns Unit of the hospital, were the company’s contribution to the hospital’s centenary celebration this year.

The General Manager of the company, Reginald Sackey-Addo, who led a delegation to make the presentation, said the company believed in reaching out to the community and it was in that vein that they decided to support the KBTH in its centenary celebration by purchasing the ambulances to help transport patients from one medical facility to the other in safety.

Giving back

Mr Sackey-Addo said that given the essential health delivery services that the KBTH continues to play, it was important for all who could, to support to enable them to remain efficient.

He stated that it was the second time that Irani Brothers and Others were supporting the hospital, indicating that a few years ago, the company helped in the refurbishment of a ward at the hospital.

He encouraged other organisations and institutions to give back to communities in which they operated, since there were vulnerable people who could need those services.

Big difference

Describing the donation as one that would make a big difference in service delivery, a former Chief Executive Officer of the KBTH, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, said burn patients were very delicate and so even in transporting them, a properly equipped ambulance was needed to ensure their safety.

“Even in transit, sometimes we send a hospital staff to pick the patient to the hospital because if they are not handled well, we can lose them in transit,” he explained.

Dr Ampomah, who is currently the Director of the Reconstructive and Burns Unit of the hospital, said besides that, the unit did embark on outreach activities a lot across the country which sometimes demanded that they transport patients to Accra and to do that they needed such ambulances.

He expressed gratitude to the company and appealed for two or more of such ambulances in addition to be used by the general hospital.