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Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu unveiling a plaque to open the newly constructed Accident and Emergency Centre. With him are Dr Samuel Asiamah, acting CEO, and some heads of departments of the hospital. Picture: Gabriel Ahiabor
Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu unveiling a plaque to open the newly constructed Accident and Emergency Centre. With him are Dr Samuel Asiamah, acting CEO, and some heads of departments of the hospital. Picture: Gabriel Ahiabor

New Korle Bu Emergency Centre inaugurated

A new Accident and Emergency Centre for the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital was inaugurated on Friday by the Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.

The central out-patients department (OPD) for the medicine and surgery block was refurbished and converted into the new centre as part of short-term measures to address the shortage of beds and also improve health care at the hospital.

Facilities

The centre has the capacity for 65 beds and 30 trolleys but currently, 60 beds and 19 trolleys are available.

It also has facilities such as pharmacy, mortuary, temporary intensive care unit (ICU), a high dependency unit (HDU), an X-ray unit, laboratory and a theatre for minor surgical operations, to ease congestion at the main hospital facility.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had also made a personal donation of 200 beds to be distributed among wards where cases from the emergency unit were transferred to for continuou

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