The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital also known as GEE for it heavy equipments (KATH) in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, is the second-largest

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in Ghana, and the only tertiary health institution in the

Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...

History

It was the main

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for the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and northern regions of Ghana until then Tamale Regional Hospital was upgraded to

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hence handling referrals from

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, Upper East and Upper West regions thereby easing some pressure on it. The hospital was built in 1954, as the Kumasi Central Hospital. It was later named Komfo Anokye Hospital after

Okomfo Anokye Okomfo Anokye (c.1655-c.1717?/c.1719) was the first priest ( Okomfo) of the Ashanti Empire. Anokye is known for his participation in the expansion of the empire. He was also the codifier of the constitution and laws of the Ashanti Empire. Biogra ...

, a legendary

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of the Ashanti. It is said that Anokye placed an unmovable sword in the middle of the Ashanti empire. Many have tried and failed to remove the sword. In 1996, the Okomfo Anokye Sword Site was built around the sword on the grounds of the hospital. The hospital was converted into a

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in 1975 affiliated to the

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of the

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

. The hospital is also accredited for postgraduate training by the

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and

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, otorhinolaryingology,

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and

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. The hospital currently has about 1000 beds, up from the initial 500 when first built. The latest building added to Komfo Anokye Hospital was the National Accident and Emergency Centre. In October 2019, the first surgery on a heart at the hospital without making an incision was performed successfully. In November 2019, the hospital received four awards at the 2019 Ghana

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and

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Awards. The awards were for Excellence in Procurement and Supply Chain (silver category), Public Procurement and Supply Chain Compliance (silver category), Procurement and Supply Chain Team of the year (Bronze category). In March 2022, the hospital received a donation of 100 beds from

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(GOIL) to enhance the access of beds by patients.

Directorates

The hospital has clinical and non-clinical directorates. Ghanaian Medical Doctors – Ward rounds at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

The clinical directorates include: *

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and

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(ICU) *

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* Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat (EENT) * Diagnostics * Medicine *

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* Family Medicine *

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* Accident and Emergency department *

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*Laboratory The non-clinical directorates include: * Domestic Services *

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* Supply Chain Management * Technical Services

National Accident and Emergency Centre

The constructions of the National Accident and Emergency Centre started in 2004 and were completed in 2008. The whole project was carried out by Hospital Engineering GmbH and GerTech GmbH from Germany. The project was done as a Turn-Key Project, including planning, designing, project development, construction works and implementation as well as provision and installation of medical and technical equipment. The following departments exist: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

* Laundry * Central Stores * Mortuary * Medical Gas Bottles Store *

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* Blood Donor Services * Haematology * Microbiology * Biochemistry * Parasitology * Observation Wards * Resuscitation Area * Pharmacy * First Aid Bays * Radiology * ICU * Wards * CSSD * Operating Theatre Department *

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* Administration A specific feature of the National Accident and Emergency Centre is an ultramodern facility for Forensic Medicine.

Missing baby scandal

On February 5, 2014 Suwaiba Abdul Mumin was admitted to the hospital for the birth of her baby. She was informed that the baby was

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and when she asked to see the body, she was told it could not be found. The bodies of four other children pronounced stillborn by the hospital that day were also missing. The suspicious "vanishing of babies" made headlines with some suggesting an ongoing illegal baby selling business by midwives and hospital authorities. Seven people were charged but given bail on February 27, 2014. Minister of Health Sherry Ayitey placed the doctor and midwife, as well as the

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of the hospital, on indefinite leave. She went ahead to propose a Ghc 50,000 compensation which was rejected by the Suweiba and her family who still maintain that the baby is alive.

Notes

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