‘No bed syndrome’ victim donates beds to University Hospital
A victim of the ''no bed syndrome'', Joseph Ekow Paintsil, has donated two hospital beds to the University Hospital, Legon, in Accra to supplement the existing ones in the facility.
He said the donation was to support the hospital in its operations, especially during emergencies and other unforeseen circumstances.
Mr Paintsil said the donation was also a way of extending a helping hand to those in need.
Personal experience
Recounting his ordeal a year ago, Mr Paintsil said he fell ill one midnight and was rushed to the University Hospital. However, due to a lack of beds at the hospital, he was directed to the 37 Military Hospital.
"If not for the benevolence of a male nurse who said a patient would be discharged soon, so I should wait, I don’t know what would have happened to me. I was admitted later that night and was on admission for two weeks," he recalled.
Appeal
Mr Paintsil urged benevolent organisations and individuals to champion such initiatives to help support the hospital in its day-to-day operations to save lives.
The Principal Administrative Officer of the hospital, Faustina Afi Agbeve, who received the beds on behalf of the hospital, expressed her appreciation to the donor, noting that the donation would improve the quality of care they offered to patients who patronised the hospital.
"Per the hospital policy of not returning patients, we admit all patients as and when they come until we reach the point where we cannot take in more patients.
“We encourage other benevolent individuals and stakeholders to support, especially the newly-built emergency centre, with equipment to help the hospital respond to emergency cases more effectively and efficiently," she appealed.
