The Management of the nation�s leading Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, has suspended the provision of specific anaesthetic services in some of its theaters.
The Hospital says the non-replacement of some faulty equipment has forced it to arrive at the decision. It says only emergency surgeries will take place in four of the thirteen theatres until the faulty equipments are worked on.
The Public Relations Officer of the Hospital, Mustapha Salifu, told Citi News the Hospital is working around the clock to rectify the problem to provide normal services to its numerous clients.
�We have restricted the provision of anaesthetic services in the Theatres to some areas, in some areas to emergencies only. This is because of the faulty equipment we have in those areas. Sometimes, there are cases that we think can salvage but because of the faulty equipment, sometimes we don�t get the desired outcome. At the moment, we are going to review the situation on 48-hour basis. We are looking at the equipment and we are trying to see how we can get some equipment for these areas so that we can immediate go back to the normal way of delivering theatre services� he noted.
Authorities of the Hospital in a recent statement assured the public that steps are being taken to re-equip its Radiology Department.
They said tenders had already been invited from eligible and qualified companies for the supply of general radiographic equipment to the Hospital.
The move according to them is to replace old and faulty equipment whose rate of breakdown is a major concern to Management, care-providers and patients.
It noted however that temporary measures have been placed to fix the relatively old machines whenever they break down in order to serve patients while steps are taken to replace them with new ones.
�Management wishes to state that besides the Hospital�s own effort, the Ministry of Health has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the Hospital�s equipment needs and, will in due course, re-tool the hospital just like has been done with our lifts�.
�We wish to assure the public that the hospital will never do anything to compromise the health of its cherished patients and clients. The hospital would not allow anything which can pose a threat to the health and safety of patients to be used�.
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