THE Chief Executive of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Prof. Ohene Adjei has appealed o the government to make money available to complete a maternity and children’s block, started 35 years ago (1975).
“Its completion will immensely reduce the unacceptably high mortality rate of the hospital,” he said.
Prof. Adjei made the appeal on Wednesday here, during the opening ceremony of KATH’s 2009 end of year performance review meeting.
He said he was glad the hospital recorded a reduction in maternal rate from 10.73 per 1000 Live Births in 2008 to 9.32 per 1000 Live Births in 2009, with 12,166 supervised deliveries (births).
He said total of 26,000 surgical operations were recorded while emergency cases handled stood at 36,229 with ward admissions totaling 41,657.
Prof. Adjei noted that in Obtober last year, 13 children who faced eminent death due to heart-related problems received free paediatric heart surgeries under the on-going collaboration between KATH and the Children Hospital Boston of Harvard University.
Seven other heart patients, he said were operated upon free of charge.
This, he said was sponsored by Cardiostart International, a United States-based medical charity organisation of cardiothoracic surgeons dedicated to the provision of free heart surgeries in under developed areas in the world.
He said the hospital also registered 408,000 Out Patient Department (OPD) cases made up of 135,000 primary (polyclinic) cases and 273,000 specialists OPD attendances.
“Its completion will immensely reduce the unacceptably high mortality rate of the hospital,” he said.
Prof. Adjei made the appeal on Wednesday here, during the opening ceremony of KATH’s 2009 end of year performance review meeting.
He said he was glad the hospital recorded a reduction in maternal rate from 10.73 per 1000 Live Births in 2008 to 9.32 per 1000 Live Births in 2009, with 12,166 supervised deliveries (births).
He said total of 26,000 surgical operations were recorded while emergency cases handled stood at 36,229 with ward admissions totaling 41,657.
Prof. Adjei noted that in Obtober last year, 13 children who faced eminent death due to heart-related problems received free paediatric heart surgeries under the on-going collaboration between KATH and the Children Hospital Boston of Harvard University.
Seven other heart patients, he said were operated upon free of charge.
This, he said was sponsored by Cardiostart International, a United States-based medical charity organisation of cardiothoracic surgeons dedicated to the provision of free heart surgeries in under developed areas in the world.
He said the hospital also registered 408,000 Out Patient Department (OPD) cases made up of 135,000 primary (polyclinic) cases and 273,000 specialists OPD attendances.
