Central Regional Hospital takes delivery of 10 dialysis machines

The Central Regional Hospital has taken delivery of 10 new dialysis machines to enhance health services delivery.

The hospital has also introduced VIP patient services, which would be operating by next year under the Executive patience system.

Mr Adjei-Frimpong, Head of Administration of the Hospital who made this known at a Press Soiree in Cape Coast, said the medical facility is the second in the country apart from Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, to have dialysis machines which are used for Magnetic Resonate Imaging.

The soiree was organised by the Hospital administration on the theme: “Partnering the press for total quality Improvement in Health care delivery in Central Region.”

Mr Adjei-Frimpong expressed concern that the land of the Hospital is being encroached despite a number of reports to the Ghana Police Service and the Metropolitan Assembly to stem the situation.

Dr Daniel Asare, Medical Director of the Hospital warned encroachers that their properties would be destroyed in due course, while those contemplating to buy part of the encroached land do so at their own risk.

The Hospital recorded about 115,230 Out-Patient Department cases in 2011 as compared to 119,982 last year.

In 2011, 8,363 admissions were recorded as compared to 9,286 last year, while 811 institutional deaths were recorded in 2011 as against 965 in 2012.

Dr Asare said 18 maternal deaths were registered in 2011 as against 21 last year, while the 10 causes of admission at the Hospital last year were malaria with 432 cases, uterine fibroid 379, hernia 288, abortions complications 283, anaemia 247, pneumonia 146, bronchopneumonia 142, diabetes mellitus 126, asphyxia birth 124; with congestive cardiac failure recording 121.

He said in 2011, 95 patients died on the way to seek medical attention as compared to 80 last year.

In 2011, the Hospital recorded about 70,880 National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) attendance as against 81,089 last year, while the Region recorded the lowest of 37.1 per cent of under five children with NHIS cover.

Dr Asare expressed worry about the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in the Region involving 14-year old girls and below and called on human right advocates to speak against defilement.

In 2011, the Hospital recorded 13, 059 cases as compared to 13, 780 last year.

Dr Asare said the Hospital would graduate its locally trained first batch of 50 doctors this year to provide quality health care to the people of the Region and beyond.