GCB Bank refurbishes Ussher Clinic
The GCB Bank Limited has completed 80 per cent of an ongoing remodeling and renovation of the Ussher Clinic at Jamestown, Accra.
This came to light when the Managing Director of the GCB Bank, Mr Anselm Ransford Adzetey Sowah, inspected the progress of work at the site in Accra yesterday.
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The clinic, which serves majority of the residents of the Ashiedu-Keteke Sub-metro area in the Greater Accra Region, has seen very little renovation since its establishment in 1963.
Before the commencement of the renovation, the building was dilapidated, with leaking roofs, non-functioning washrooms, lack of adequate clinical equipment to work with and a generally unwholesome environment that combined to endanger the lives of both staff and patients.
The renovation of the clinic is one of the activities under the GCB’s Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) on health.
The bank also seeks to contribute to the good health and wellbeing of the community which is Goal Three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Inspection
Speaking after the inspection, Mr Sowah expressed delight about the progress of work.
“This project was launched in March this year with the hope of completion in December, but we have just been informed that the renovation work can be completed in October.
We are eagerly looking forward to handing this clinic over and hope that all the new facilities available will serve the community well,” Mr Sowah said.
He added that the refurbishment of the hospital would ease the burden on the surrounding hospitals that were saddled with over a dozen referrals from the Ussher Clinic on a daily basis due to its low capacity.
Facelift
“The renovation, which includes the construction of a new surgical theatre and the provision of other state-of-the-art medical facilities and equipment, will allow for referrals to rather be brought in from nearby clinics and maternity homes,” Mr Sowah said.
Aside from the Ussher Clinic project, the GCB Bank is also renovating another clinic at Alavanyo in the Volta Region, which will be completed next year.
The bank is also a traditional blood donor to both the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the Cardiothoracic Centre of the same hospital.