Police Hospital to acquire mammogram : For early detection of cancer
The Police Administration has approved the purchase of a mammogram to take care of female officers and other patients.
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The mammogram is a specific type of breast imaging equipment that uses low-dose x-rays to detect breast cancer early in women.
According to the Director-General in charge of Research of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) Rose Bio Atinga, the Police Hospital’s dialysis centre and the intensive care unit (ICU) had also been equipped with modern facilities to improve healthcare delivery services at the hospital.
WASSA celebration
COP Atinga made this known during the Police Service’s annual get-together, popularly referred to as West Africa Security Service Association (WASSA) at the Police Hospital in Accra.
The annual event, which brings together staff and friends of the hospital, is aimed at assessing the performance of the police and also adopting measures to enhance the delivery of services, while providing a platform for members to socialise.
It is also used to share experiences of the past year with the aim of entering the coming year with renewed energy.
During this year’s event, some civilians and police personnel who had served the hospital between 21 and 39 years were acknowledged and honoured with citations.
The maternity ward of the hospital won the Medical Director’s Special Award for its neatness, provision of healthcare services, innovation and accountability.
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Commendation
COP Atinga commended management and staff of the hospital for the additional role the hospital played during the doctors’ strike in public hospitals in the country last year.
“We applaud the role you played during the doctors’ strike when you were called upon to attend to numerous patients when duty called at that critical moment,” she said.
In addition to taking care of police personnel and their families, she said, the medical team continued to provide healthcare services to sister security agencies as well as the general public.
COP Atinga also commended the staff of the hospital for their dedicated and professional response to the victims of the flood and fire disaster on June 3, 2015, saying, “This feat would not have been successful but for the sacrifice and commitment of the staff of this hospital.”
Currently, she said, a team of medical personnel from the Police Public Health Unit were going round the country to educate police personnel, their families and the general public on pneumococcal meningitis, cholera, malaria and other communicable diseases.
Success and challenges
The Medical Director of the hospital, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Samuel Amo-Mensah, described last year as eventful especially with the introduction of the use of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the inauguration of a new intensive care unit at the hospital.
Additionally, he said management had also constructed a drain to ensure the free flow of water and prevent flood at the hospital whenever it rained.
DCOP Amo-Mensah, however, expressed concern about the lack of health personnel and modern equipment to facilitate healthcare delivery at the hospital.