Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
| Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital | |
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| Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kumasi, Kumasi Metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Ghana Health Service / NHIS Accredited |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1000[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | KATH |
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, is the second-largest hospital in Ghana,[2] and the only tertiary health institution in the Ashanti Region.
It was the main referral hospital for the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and northern regions of Ghana until then Tamale Regional Hospital was upgraded to Teaching hospital hence handling referrals from Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions thereby easing some pressure on it.[3][4]
The hospital was built in 1954,[2] as the Kumasi Central Hospital. It was later named Komfo Anokye Hospital after Okomfo Anokye, a legendary fetish priest of the Ashanti.[1] It was converted into a teaching hospital in 1975 affiliated to the medical school of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[5] The hospital is also accredited for postgraduate training by the West African College of Surgeons in surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, otorhinolaryingology, ophthalmology and radiology.[6] The hospital currently has about 1000 beds,[1] up from the initial 500 when first built.
Contents
Directorates
The hospital has clinical and non-clinical directorates.
Clinical directorates
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Child Health
- Dental, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat (DEENT)
- Diagnostics
- Medicine
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Oncology
- Polyclinic
- Surgery
- Accident and Emergency department
- Pharmacy
- Physiotherapy
Non-clinical directorates
- Domestic Services
- Security
- Supply Chain Management
- Technical Services
Missing baby scandal
On February 5, 2014 Suwaiba Abdul Mumin was admitted to the hospital for the birth of her baby. She was told that the baby was stillborn. When she asked to see the body, she was told it could not be found.[7] The bodies of four other children stillborn that day were also missing.[8]
The story was suspicious and made headlines with some suggesting an ongoing illegal baby selling business by midwives and hospital authorities. Seven people were charged but given bail on February 27, 2014. Suwaiba and her family still maintain that the baby is alive. Minister of Health Sherry Ayitey placed the doctor and midwife, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, on indefinite leave.[7] [8] [9] [10]
See also
Notes
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