The Saltpond Municipal hospital in the Mfanteman constituency of the Central Region is in a dilapidated state and requires immediate attention.
Cracks have developed at both the female and male wards posing danger to patients on admission at the hospital.
The roof of the wards leaks badly any time it rains and this compels hospital authorities to move the beds in different direction or transfer patients to a different ward.
The emergency ward also poses a challenge to hospital administrators as they find it difficult to attend to emergency cases due to the nature of the ward.
The medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr. Derek Acheampong Bonsu revealed these challenges when the Member of Parliament for Mfanteman Constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford paid a visit to the facility.
“This hospital is facing a lots of challenges, particularly inadequate funds to buy drugs, gloves, cottons and all the necessary things that the hospital needs to keep it running” he noted.
Dr Acheampong also mentioned non-payment of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) claims as well as inadequate staff accommodation as another major challenges confronting the hospital.
The medical officer further disclosed that the hospital lacked ambulances.
The MP for the constituency, Mr. Quansah Hayford assured the hospital management he will provide the facility with an ambulance.
The Saltpond Municipal Hospital was built in the year 1920.
Source: Sally Ngissah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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What where you people doing? MOANO KATI KATI. TALKERTIVES.
Central region has always been a decider to most elections held under the forth Republic of Ghana yet it becomes neglected, remember that region hold the tourism hub of the nation and also education system of Ghana as every Ghanaian knows,yet the politicians neglect this particular region with such potentials, please His Excellency Akuffo-Addo and the great party the N.P.P,don't neglect this very region. Lots of infrastructural deficit facing the region(hospitals,fishing harbours and an international airport to facilitate tourism directly across to the world, remember gateway to Africa emanated through the central region. Thank you very much
THIS IS A DEATH TRAP. WHY ? ARE WE WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION. ?