A 100-bed ultra- modern hospital worth millions of Ghana Cedis, has been inaugurated at Nkawkaw, to provide effective health delivery system to the people in the Kwahu area.
The facility known as Kenop Care Hospital, has the capacity for future expansion into a 250-bed hospital, and has some of the latest medical equipment to cater for referral cases from other hospitals in the country.
It was solely financed by Mr Kennedy Opoku, a Kwahu businessman based in Accra.
Inaugurating the hospital, Mr Opoku who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said the facility would offer a wide range of health services, including emergency, medical and surgical care, for 24 hours.
He said the hospital with a similar one at Akyem Oda, would also provide laboratory service, as well as mammography and ultrasonography services, general medical care, diagnostic, ultra sound, gynecological and maternity care, pediatric care, orthopedic care, ophthalmology, physiotherapy, and has a fully-equipped pharmacy.
The CEO noted that staff of the facility have a world class team of consultants, and physicians, including cardiologists , gynecologists , surgeons, with a strong, compassionate and experienced team of nurses , auxiliary and management staff to deal with all referral cases.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Antwi-Boasiako Sekyere, commended Mr Opoku for constructing the hospital, to enhance the country’s health needs and create employment for the people.
He appealed to well-to-do in society and the business community, to invest in the country’s health and educational sectors, to create employment and serve the health needs of the vulnerable in the community.
The Regional Minister appealed to the management of the hospital to accept patients with the National Health Insurance Card, to enable them access effective medical care.
The Kwahu West Municipal Director of Health Services, Ms Julia Nimoh, appealed to the private sector to extend such health facilities to the rural areas, for the poor to access health care services.
Source: GhanaWeb
