Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye
Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, the Minister of Health, conducted a working visit to La General Hospital and the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Children's Hospital to assess the progress of the ongoing projects on June 13, 2024.
During his inspection of La General Hospital, a 160-bed facility, Dr. Okoe Boye was accompanied by Rita Odorley Sowah, the Member of Parliament for the La-Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly, directors from the Ministry of Health, and staff from the La Polyclinic.
The new facility at La General Hospital will feature a five-story building housing the Outpatient Department (OPD), emergency and accident wards, administrative offices, and other wards.
Additionally, the hospital complex will include a seven-story residential block, a mortuary, a car park, and other essential attachments.
Dr. Okoe Boye emphasized the importance of the new facility in alleviating the pressure on other major hospitals in the region, such as Ridge Hospital and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
"Accra's population is going up, so to be very honest with you, if we were looking at only La as a population, we wouldn't have built this size of a hospital.
"The idea is to ensure this facility augments general health services both at the primary level and possibly the next stage, thereby taking pressure off Ridge Hospital and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital," Dr. Okoe Boye said.
On the other hand, Rita Odorley Sowah expressed her enthusiasm about the progress of the project, stating, "The construction of La General Hospital has been dear to my heart; it is a project that we have been monitoring since its demolition, and now we are here.
"I have not rested at all; I always visit the site to see what is going on, and I am excited it has taken off," she said.
At the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Children's Hospital, a 20-bed facility, the health minister was updated on the project's progress by the contractor, Admas Joseph of Awerco Construction Limited.
The project is reported to be 65% complete, with an anticipated completion timeline of four months.
The Minister's visit to the Weija-Gbawe Municipal Children's Hospital was supported by Jerry Ahmed, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate.
Dr. Okoe Boye remarked, "Going forward as a country, we will be taking a close look at specialist hospitals."
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