Board Chairman of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Titus Beyuo, has disclosed that over 7,000 staff members at the facility must be trained before a new national patient management system can be implemented.

Speaking on the Joy Super Morning Show, on March 24, 2026, Prof Beyuo explained that this extensive training requirement is one of the key reasons the long-anticipated reforms have not yet been rolled out, despite ongoing concerns.

His comments come in response to renewed public frustration over persistent overcrowding at the country’s largest referral hospital.

According to him, the scale of preparation needed highlights why the system cannot be introduced immediately, even after years of calls for change.

“Korle Bu alone has over 7,000 staff. We have to train them in Korle Bu, do the same in Komfo Anokye, Cape Coast and all these other hospitals,” he said.

The disclosure highlights the scale of unresolved issues ahead of the rollout of the patient management system.

Training health workers across multiple major hospitals could involve tens of thousands of personnel nationwide, all of whom will need to be brought on board before the new platform becomes fully functional.

Titus Beyuo acknowledged that key details about the planned training programme remain uncertain, including whether funding has been secured, who will lead the training, and how long it will take to complete it nationwide.

He explained that the training of over 7,000 staff is only one part of a much larger and complex rollout process.

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Other major requirements include linking more than 200 ambulances to a centralised system, setting up a national command centre, relocating the ambulance service’s call hub, and ensuring medical personnel are available around the clock to manage patient flow.

According to him, these multiple layers of preparation help explain why overcrowding at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has persisted for years, despite repeated promises by successive governments to address the problem.

The issue was once again brought into focus following a strong statement by the hospital’s doctors this week.

While he noted that the current administration appears more committed to resolving the situation, Prof Beyuo cautioned that meaningful change will take time and should not be expected overnight.

“If I tell you that in two days or three days, it will be fully functional — no…,” he emphasised.

In the interim, he said hospitals across the country are being encouraged to implement internal measures to manage surges until the national system is rolled out in phases.

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