The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (formally the Ridge Hospital) is a major regional hospital located in
Accra, Ghana
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History
The Ridge Hospital was built in 1929 to provide
healthcare
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for
British nationals
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during the colonial era.
Facilities
The hospital is currently a 191-bed facility but undergoing an expansion to a modernized 600-bed capacity.
Medical Directors
* 2016 to 2017
Dr Thomas Anaba served for one year as the MD and was later transferred to the University for Development Studies were he had served as a permanent lecturer before assuming his new role at Greater Accra Regional Hospital. Dr. Thomas Anaba was alleged to have campaigned for the
National Democratic Congress in the Garu Tempane constituency in the Upper East Region during the 2016 general elections. However, he denied ever engaging in such act.
* 2017 till present
Dr. Emmanuel Kwabla Srofenyoh resumed operation and by Monday, 22 May 2017 he started to deploy his staff into the facility then begin receiving new patients into the facility.
Development
* The Greater Accra Regional Hospital underwent a 250 million-dollar rehabilitation and development, amid
controversies
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from the then opposition
New Patriotic Party
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who claim the cost of the project is inflated.
References
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Hospitals in Ghana