General News of 2026-10-14
Korle Bu cath lab project 100% complete – ADB project manager
Abraham Fiscian, Project Manager for ADB Ghana Medical Systems Group, has disclosed that the construction and installation works on the new cardiac catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have been fully completed.
He said the facility, which replaced an earlier one destroyed by fire, was now operational following the completion of the necessary building modifications and installation of medical equipment.
Fiscian disclosed while addressing the media after the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health visited the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu to assess the facility's operations.
According to him, the Korle Bu project forms part of a government initiative to establish cath lab facilities at three major hospitals across the country.
The other two sites are the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi and the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
He explained that when ADB Ghana Medical Systems Group began work on the Korle Bu facility, an assessment showed that the available space was inadequate for the planned installation.
“So we had to re-engineer the space before the equipment was supplied and installed. And all works as of today have been completed,” he said.
Fiscian added that the facility was commissioned in June 2026 and had since been providing services to patients.
He further disclosed that ADB Ghana Medical Systems Group had a one-year equipment maintenance agreement with the hospital, under which the company would respond to equipment-related and building challenges when necessary.
“Here in Korle Bu is 100 percent complete. There's an equipment maintenance agreement for a year that we are handling it. Subsequently, the hospital must take over the maintenance of the place,” he stated.
He explained that the arrangement required the hospital to assume responsibility for maintaining the facility after the agreement expired, including establishing the necessary systems for building maintenance.
Fiscian said the company would remain available for the next 12 months to address any technical issues that might arise.
He noted that the company had the expertise to handle challenges locally and had responded promptly whenever its services were required.
“We have all the expertise in the country to handle all these challenges. So we basically do not have a maintenance challenge here,” he added.
The three-site project is part of efforts to expand access to specialised cardiovascular services in Ghana, enabling patients to receive critical diagnostic and interventional procedures at major referral hospitals.
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