DCOP Marian Tetteh Korboe
Management
of the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra is relocating the
Out Patient Department (OPD) to another block.
The
Medical Director of the hospital, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP)
Marian Tetteh-Korboe, said emergency services would be conducted at the previous
building hosting the OPD.
She
said the move would enable the hospital to reduce the waiting time of patients
at the OPD and also have medical team solely dedicated to emergencies.
The
medical director made this known during its end-of-year get-together known as
West African Security Service Association (WASSA).
WASSA
is celebrated annually and police personnel wine and dine and take stock of
activities in the past year.
DCOP
Dr. Tetteh Korboe revealed that in 2018 attendance at the hospital were 108,288
as against 107,274 cases in 2017.
She
said 88 percent of the patients were civilians and non-title clients.
“Only
12 percent constitute the police personnel and their dependence.”
She
added that plans were underway for the executive wards of the hospital to be increased
from four to nine due to the large number of people, who prefer VIP treatment.
“A
team has been put in place to review the tariff, which would be put before the
police administration after completion of the implementation.”
She
said “this, if approved, would enhance the hospital’s internal generated
funds to enable us provide quality care for the police personnel.”
Touching
on the performance of health personnel at the health facility, the medical
director of the police hospital averred that the police administration was in
the process of recruiting health professionals to help boost the manpower of
the hospital.
“Currently,
we have a total of personnel of 320 serving Accra and 14 other satellite
clinics across the country.”
The
Inspector Vernal of Police David Asante-Apeatu, whose speech was read on his
behalf by DCOP Alex Amponsah Asiamah, the director General in-charge of
Services, congratulated personnel for improving the image of the police
hospital.
He
urged them to work hard to improve service delivery in the coming years.
“Very
soon a contractor will be assigned to complete the ongoing projects of the
hospital for usage.”
Also in attendance were the Deputy Director General of CID ACP George Tweneboah and other senior police officers.
By Linda Tenyah-Ayettey
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