Municipal Chief Executive of Suhum Municipal Assembly in Eastern Region, Lydia Ohenewaa, has bemoaned the current state of Suhum Government Hospital emergency ward.
According to her, a few weeks ago, an emergency case sent her to the hospital and she was in a state of shock when she entered the facility.
She realized that things are very bad for them and indicated that it’s not good to come to the hospital and return home with another disease.
As a result, Management of Assembly finds it necessary to embark on force facility inspection and help address challenges confronting them because a serene environment contributes to quick healing of patients.
Madam Ohenewaa expressed her dissatisfaction about the situation, saying that without wasting much time, they will refurbish the emergency ward and provide them with hospital equipment to enable them to discharge duty accordingly and save more lives.
She reiterates the government’s commitment to strengthening the health sector and ensuring that it provides good services for Ghanaians.
She used medium and appealed to the general public, especially NGOs and philanthropists, to come to the aid of Suhum Government Hospital to help fix problems facing them.
“Because the central government alone can’t meet the demand of over 30 million Ghanaians seeking help in their communities.”
Naa Adoley Allotey, who received the MCE and her entourage on behalf of the hospital management, said Suhum Government Hospital is one of the busiest hospitals in the country, revealing they admit over 300 accident victims every month.
“The Management of the Hospital has done its best to provide resources to be used for work but with the pressure of patients that come there especially the road traffic accident cases poses a great challenge to unite and unfortunately, we don’t have enough beds, oxygen concentrators among others to accommodate the number of patients they bring to the hospital,” she recounted.
Naa Adoley Allotey added that they are glad to see the MCE assessing the devastating situation herself and expressed hopes that their challenges will be addressed anytime soon to enable them to provide quality healthcare delivery to their clients in the Municipality.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonlines.com.
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