President Akufo-Addo has said Government has purchased one thousand, five hundred 1,500 pieces of delivery beds to be distributed to hospitals across the country.
He stated that a total, one thousand, five hundred (1,500) pieces of critical care beds with overhead tables; two thousand (2,000) pieces of standard hospital beds with bedside lockers; four thousand (4,000) pieces health center beds with bedside lockers; one thousand (1,000) pieces of children’s cot have also been purchased for distribution.
Speaking at the ceremony held at Burma Camp, where the beds are being housed, President Akufo-Addo stated that the beds, which are to be distributed to all two hundred and seventy-five constituencies, are adjustable for better positioning of the patient’s head and feet.
He told the gathering that these beds will allow for better movement of patients, as well as a periodic change to the pressure points on the body, thereby, improving the patient’s blood circulation whilst she/he is in bed, adding that “they maximize comfort for patients who will use them for extended periods of time, and their customizable features will make it easy to adjust specific parts of the bed.”
“Government’s determination to see an end to this no-bed syndrome has resulted in the decision to procure these hospital beds and their associated accessories for distribution across the country, to augment the existing numbers in the country,” the President said.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
