The Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has announced that it will take six months to replace the faulty elevators at the surgical department.
According to the Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) of the hospital, Mustapha Salifu, the elevators, which were installed in 2011, broke down on Monday and disrupted services at the department.
Mustapha Salifu explained that the hospital is working to put the old faulty elevators in a condition for use while arrangements are made to install new ones.
He assured patients and the general public that the hospital is doing everything possible to minimize disruptions and ensure continued quality care.
“The process of replacing the lifts will take about six months. We are working to fix the old lifts in the next few days so that we can restore normal services while we work on replacing them completely,” Mustapha Salifu told Radio Gold’s Emmanuel Coffie.
He apologized for the inconvenience caused by the breakdown and assured that the hospital is committed to finding a lasting solution to the problem.
The breakdown of the lifts has caused difficulties for patients, staff, and visitors, who have had to use the stairs to access the surgical department.
The hospital’s management has promised to work expeditiously to resolve the issue and restore services to normalcy.
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The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital this week announced the suspension of elective surgeries and temporary relocation of emergency cases.
According to the management of the hospital, the suspension and relocation were necessary because there have been ongoing issues with the use of lifts at the surgical block.
In a statement signed by Professor J. E. Mensah of the Surgical Department, it stated that the said issue has impeded the transfer of patients up and down the surgical tower, which is significantly impacting their ability to perform surgeries.
“Given the current situation, we have decided to suspend all elective surgeries until further notice. During this period, we will focus solely on emergency cases to ensure that critical care is not compromised.
To accommodate these changes, emergency surgeries will be carried out at the Ground Floor Surgical (Neuro), Accident Centre, and Pediatric and Gynaecology theatres.
Patients undergoing these procedures will be admitted to Ward G, Ward N, Ward A, and Ward B,” part of the statement read.
It further said that the process of replacing one lift and refurbishing the other is currently going through the procurement process.
The hospital assured us that they are making every effort to complete the work as quickly as possible to minimize disruption and resume normal operations.
Story by: Emmanuel Coffie
