'No-bed syndrome has claimed too many lives'

Entertainment pundit MC Yaa Yeboah has criticised the management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital over the persistent "no-bed syndrome," questioning why the long-standing issue remains unresolved despite years of public concern.

Speaking during a discussion on Peace FM on July 8, 2026, she argued that the problem should not be politicised and insisted that the hospital's management must be held accountable for addressing the situation.

"Korle-Bu is one of the biggest teaching hospitals we have in Ghana. Up to now, we've not seen Korle-Bu address the 'no-bed syndrome'. It has killed and taken a lot of lives. There were a lot of complaints, and some were even addressed in Parliament. What have they done about it?" she questioned.

MC Yaa Yeboah noted that while the President cannot personally oversee every challenge in the country, institutions such as Korle-Bu have leadership responsible for solving problems within their mandate.

"I said the last time that everything is not about politics. The president can't be everywhere at every point in time. That's why we have sector ministers, and Korle-Bu also has a CEO. Do you know how much salary the CEO takes every month? Not that he doesn't deserve it because that's his profession," she said.

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She further expressed frustration that a basic issue, such as the availability of hospital beds, has remained unresolved for years.

"If we are going to be sitting here and then something as common as a hospital bed, we can't address this issue for years, and we are still facing this problem. Is it a lie?" she asked.

MC Yaa Yeboah also alleged that authorities should investigate claims that some health workers deliberately withhold available beds from patients in anticipation of receiving unofficial payments.

"Or is it some of the nurses who scheme and hide some of the beds so that when you visit the hospital, they will say there's no bed, thinking you would have to pay before they would give you a bed? If that's the case, they should investigate so that those people would be sacked," she stated.

She urged the hospital's management to improve its communication with the public if the shortage is genuinely due to inadequate resources.

"If indeed we really don't have beds, Korle-Bu's communication sector is very dormant. They should communicate to Ghanaians through their website or social media platforms," she added.