KATH suspends new admissions as emergency centre exceeds capacity

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has announced a temporary suspension of new admissions at its Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre due to severe congestion.

According to the hospital, the facility is currently full and unable to accommodate additional emergency cases over the next 24 hours.

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In a statement signed by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit, Kwame Frimpong, on June 2, 2026, on its Facebook page, management appealed to the public to seek emergency care at other hospitals in the Ashanti Region until the situation improves.

The hospital explained that its A&E Centre, which was originally designed as a 37-bed facility, is currently operating beyond capacity.

The statement said 61 patients are currently on admission across the Orange, Yellow and Red critical wards, while 34 others are waiting for space to receive treatment.

The hospital’s management said the decision to temporarily halt new admissions was necessary to ensure the safety and proper care of patients already at the facility.

“In order not to unduly endanger the lives of critically ill-patients, the hospital has deemed it appropriate to temporary curtail further admissions so that the backlog of cases could be attended to in the next 24 hours before new ones could be admitted,” the statement said.

KATH further disclosed that it is engaging the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate to help redirect patients to other health facilities in the region while efforts are made to reduce the pressure on the A&E Centre.

The hospital, however, assured the public that neonatal, paediatric and obstetric emergency services remain fully operational and are not affected by the temporary suspension.

Management expressed optimism that the situation would improve soon as medical staff work to clear the backlog of cases.

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“The current situation is being periodically reviewed as our emergency physician specialists and other medical staff are doing their best to manage the surge in cases at the A&E Centre and new admissions will be allowed as soon as things get under control,” the statement added.

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