Keta Municipal Hospital staff urgently seek dialysis unit and other essential facilities
Staff at Keta Municipal Hospital urgently appeal to stakeholders for the establishment of a dialysis unit and other essential facilities.
They assert that these additions are crucial in positioning the hospital as the primary healthcare facility for residents in southern Volta. This appeal follows the recent inauguration of a 60-bed maternal and child health block aimed at enhancing neonatal and maternal care in the region.
The current healthcare delivery at Keta Municipal Hospital is inadequate, with patients facing significant challenges due to the lack of sufficient facilities and services.
The absence of a dialysis unit forces patients requiring dialysis treatment to seek care elsewhere, often enduring long journeys to access this critical service.
Additionally, the shortage of key facilities has resulted in a lack of comprehensive care options for patients, particularly those with chronic conditions.
This situation leaves many residents of southern Volta without access to the specialized care they require, exacerbating their health conditions and affecting their overall well-being.
During the handover ceremony of the 60-bed Maternity and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Keta Municipal Hospital, the Medical Supervisor of the facility appealed for additional facilities to enhance patient care in the area.
The newly commissioned Maternity and Child Health Block, funded by MTN Ghana Foundation and valued at approximately GHȼ15.2 million, comprises a 40-bed maternity ward, emergency rooms, delivery wards, recovery rooms, and a 20-bed NICU for infants.
According to Dr. Chrysantu Kubio, the Volta Regional Director of Health Service, in an interview with Citi News, this marks a significant improvement from the old facility, which only had 20 wards to accommodate over 3,000 maternity and 684 NICU admissions annually.
He believes the facility will contribute to reducing maternal and neonatal mortalities recorded in southern Volta.
In a post-commissioning interview, Selorm Adadevoh, the CEO of MTN Ghana, expressed satisfaction with the new state of the maternal and child block, noting that the old maternity block was in poor condition.
He also mentioned that other projects have been approved to commence in other hospitals in the region. They believe these additions are crucial in establishing the hospital as the preferred healthcare facility for residents in southern Volta.
