Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has refuted media reports, indicating that the facility was compelled to cancel surgeries on Monday, April 29, 2024, due to power outages.
In a statement, the management of the health facility described the reports as misleading.
The statement explained that the facility experienced “low current” for about 45 minutes, however, work started on “all elective cases” in their theatres and the operations proceeded as scheduled.
“In the face of the low current that emanated from a problem with one of the substations of ECG, our functional standby generators came on stream, and provided power for work to continue until the problem was resolved.
“Two cases at the Department of Surgery were returned to the ward at the end of the day on account of limited space at the recovery ward not because of power outage, while the rest of the theatres spread across the hospital carried out their surgeries as scheduled,” the statement explained.
The hospital further assured patients and the general public that it prioritizes their care and will continue to work to provide excellent services to address their health needs.
Additionally, the management of the facility appealed to the media to be circumspect in publishing stories that have not been “verified” since they “undermine” public confidence and create unnecessary fear and discomfort among patients.
The current intermittent power supply is seriously hurting health delivery.
A month ago, the Tema General Hospital faced an acute power outage which allegedly led to the death of one child.
However, the hospital in a statement signed by the Medical Director Dr. Richard Anthony, dated March 27, 2024, clarified that it was only a brief generator trip-off and no life was lost as purported by a section of the public.
“The dedicated generator set to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) tripped off for a short period and the hospital’s electricians worked to restore power to the Unit until the national grid was restored” the statement added.
Find the full statement from Korle-Bu below;
