A man who was posing as a medical doctor at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has been turned over to the police after hospital staff became suspicious of his activities.
The individual in question, a middle-aged man named Williams Cyril Kohen, came under scrutiny during routine hospital rounds when hospital staff began to harbor doubts about his credentials.
Upon their suspicions being confirmed, the suspect was handed over to the hospital’s police post, which subsequently transferred the case to the Central Police Command for further investigation.
Meanwhile, Kwame Frimpong, the Public Relations Officer of the hospital, emphasized that the hospital has implemented stringent security measures to prevent such incidents.
He stated, “At KATH, it is very difficult for people to come and claim that they are doctors and start working there because that is not how the thing works. We have a team-based system where all the team members are known and also remember that it is a training institution so most of the time the people who join us are our former students and so it is a very close-knit community, and the team members are known to each other. So, you cannot just be part of the team out of the blue. And because patients are allocated to teams you cannot go to any patient when you are not part of the team.”
Frimpong also mentioned the hospital’s electronic medical records system, which requires every member of the medical staff to have a unique password. This password is necessary for attending to patients, reviewing cases, and prescribing medication. Without the proper password, individuals who are not part of the medical teams cannot provide care to patients, ensuring an additional layer of security.
