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General News on Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-06-11
The 70-year-old died in his car after being driven back by seven hospitals
The six-member committee that investigated the circumstances in which a 70-year-old patient died in his car after being driven back by seven hospitals due to an apparent lack of beds, revealed that the first hospital C & J Medicare Hospital, far away from the deceased, had 20 empty beds at the time.
Parts of the report, published by Graphic.com.gh, the Daily Graphic website, published on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, stated that the committee had discovered that at C & J, for example, there were 20 empty beds at the time. the man was sent there for medical care.
The report added that at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (formerly Ridge Hospital) and at LEKMA Hospital, beds were available in rooms outside their emergency units.
Mr. Anthony Opoku Acheampong pbaded away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 after several unsuccessful attempts at treatment at the seven hospitals.
In addition to C & J, LEKMA and hospitals in the Accra Metropolitan Area, the other four health posts that rejected it with the same pretext "without bed" are the Korle Bu Policlinic, the police hospital, the Hospital Trust and General Hospital.
His son, Ishmael Opoku, who accompanied him throughout the hour and 48 minutes (49.35 km) journey, described his father's state of health at that time as an emergency, but the staff of these hospitals repressed him.
The old man is finally dead.
In addition, the Association of Nurses and Midwives of Ghana (GRNMA) has stated that two of its members are subject to disciplinary action following this incident.
There was a public outcry after a Facebook post by Ishmael in which he described the sordid experience.
As a result, Dr. Nsiah-Asare, Director General of the GHS, issued a directive prohibiting any patient from being denied a patient for lack of beds.
"I think that should not have happened. All of the country's hospitals are acute care hospitals and an acute care hospital means that an emergency is an emergency; so I called the regional director of health services to find out what happened and the various hospitals involved to report to them … and to ensure that it does not happen again, "he told Clbad 91.3 FM at the time.
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