The SDA hospital at Koforidua-Nsukwao has come under attack following the death of a young man on Friday morning.
The deceased, popularly known as Master, was rushed to the hospital with an emergency case but authorities demanded for his hospital card before attending to him.
According to report, the deceased passed on when those who brought him to the facility were in argument with authorities as to why he (the deceased) should provide his card before been attended to.
The news of his death brought in number of family members and friends to the hospital which created disturbances, a situation that invited the police to the scene.
Speaking to some of the aggrieved family members and friends, they accused the hospital of causing the death as they questioned why a nurse or a doctor should demand for a card from a patient with emergency case before attending to them.
“The deceased immediately at our arrival demanded to put on oxygen but the nurses were demanding for his hospital card before proceeding. How can you ask for a card while the person is about dying” a la dy friend who brought the deceased to the facility queried.
“We thought people with emergency cases needs to be attended to even before anything follows, but with SDA, the card was more important to them than the human being (deceased), some aggrieved friends stated.
Meanwhile, some nearby residents who throned to the scene also shared past ugly encounters with the hospital and questioned why people keep patronosing their services.
Others also complained they have lost their family members and friends at the facility sometime back due to negligence and poor services rendered at the hospital.
Management of the hospital is yet to comment on the matter as the reporter could not speak to anyone for clarification on their part when he visited the scene to experience the disturbances.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
