The infrastructural expansion will give the hospital Eye, Dental and Dialysis centres
Family Health Hospital is embarking on a massive infrastructural expansion work on the Eye, Dental and Dialysis centres for patient care and for teaching Family Health Medical students.
The expansion work comprises an enhanced Paediatric Unit that will take in more children, a larger Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and more Consulting Rooms for Specialists and the Emergency Unit has been expanded to accommodate both male and female patients.
The Hospital has acquired Heart-Lung equipment, which will soon be used for open-heart surgeries.
Family Health Hospital, aside providing excellent and quality healthcare, also serves as a training and attachment centre for both students of Family Health Medical School, and Family Health Nursing and Midwifery School.
Family Health University College, started in a garage at 51 Guggisberg Street, Korle Bu, Korle Gonno, Mamprobi, in 1997 as a Diagnostic Centre and was later moved to Zoti road, in a rented premise, and then to its permanent location at Teshie, directly opposite the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre.
Family Health University College is made up of a Hospital, a Nursing and Midwifery School, and a Medical School.
Professor. Enyonam Yao Kwawukume is the President of Family Health University College, and Dr. Susu Bridget Kwawukume is the Chief Medical Director of Family Health Hospital.
Registrar, Mrs. Rita Kaine, Principal of the Nursing School, Mrs. Augustina Ofori, and Mrs. Reeta Auguste, Ambassador for FHMS, actively support the Administrative wing on the University College.
Family Health Medical School is Ghana’s Premier Private medical school with modern facilities, spacious laboratories and lecture halls and is affiliated to the University of Ghana, and accredited by the National Accreditation Board.
The Medical School offers a six-year Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine (MB ChB) programme.
At the end of the first three years, students obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree, and thereafter the MB ChB Degree which qualifies them as Medical Doctors.
Students are from Ghana, Pakistan, Lebanon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, the United States of America, Britain and Canada.
The 2019/2020 admission is opened to WASSCE/SSSCE applicants with Credit passes (that is at least grade C6 or its equivalent) in; English, Core Mathematics, Integrated Science, Social Studies and three (3) of the following Elective Subjects; Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Elective Mathematics.
Other admission opportunities at the Family Health Medical School include; IGCSE/GCE (Cambridge) - 'O' and 'A' Levels, International Baccalaureate (IB), American High School Grade 12 & 13 Examinations, Other external qualifications with equivalences to WASSCE and GCE (A Levels).
On the part of Graduate applicants, one must hold a good First Degree (Second Class or better) in Basic Medical, Biological, Biomathematical, Physical Science, or any relevant Science related discipline.
