Management of Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua has suspended all elective surgeries indefinitely.
According to the management of the facility, it will attend to only emergency surgeries.
A statement issued by the Hospital and signed by the Acting Medical Director, Dr. Cardinal Newton stated that “as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) the management of the Eastern Regional hospital has adopted the following;
Surgeries: The Regional Hospital will attend only to emergencies. All elective surgeries are on hold until further notice.
Visitors: Visitors are limited to two persons per patient; however, due to the nature of the wards, one person would be permitted to visit at a time. Visiting time remains unchanged.
The Eastern Regional Hospital remains one of the best Hospitals in Ghana due to the quality of healthcare services provided and prudent management which has won the admiration of many people in the region, therefore, records high Out Patient Department (OPD) and In-patient attendance.
In 2019, the Hospital saw a general increase in all attendances. Whereas OPD attendance increased by 28,426 that is from 237,870 in 2018 to 266,296 in 2019, In-patient increased by 433 from 21,014 in 2018 to 21,447 in 2019.
Similarly, average daily OPD attendance rose from 826 in 2018 to 927 in 2019 with a corresponding increase in average daily admissions from 58 in 2018 to 59 in 2019.
According to the Acting Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Cardinal Newton, the Hospital together with its collaborative partners, are prepared to handle cases of Covid-19 should the region records any case.
Currently, all 15 suspected cases of Covid-19 in the Eastern region have tested negative, according to the Ghana Health Service. However, contact tracing is ongoing whilst other tests are being conducted.
Ghana has recorded 137 confirmed cases of coronavirus including 4 fatalities as of March 27, 2020.
President of Ghana Akufo-Addo announced partial lockdown of the Nation’s Capital and Parts of Ashanti Region.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Obed Ansah
