Atomic Clinic Gets New General Ward

A new general ward for the Ghana Atomic energy commission clinic at kwabenya in Accra has been inaugurated.The 30 bed capacity ward is estimated at Gh C 1,032,736. This according to the hospital forms the first phase of a two story project.

lnaugurating the building the director General of the the hospital, Prof.Jabez Botwe Nyarko, said the increasing workload especially of patients attending the clinic inspired the management to undertake the expansion work.

He said despite the financial challenges faced by the clinic the management of GAEC was able to use its internally generated funds for the construction of the ward for the clinic which serves the catchment areas of kwabenya and its environs.

He said the hospital has seen a steady increase in its out patient attendance over the years and in 2015 it recorded 45,352 attendance with malaria,diabetes ,hypertension,upper tract infection,diarrhea,asthma etc.

The GEAC Clinic which provides 24 hour services was initially established to provide health care for GAEC staff has since gone through several transformational process to meet the health needs of the people of the area which include kwabenya,Ashongman,berekusu,musukko etc.

Notable among the transformation, he said, were the intensification of safe motherhood activities, which has led to an increase in antenatal attendance, and the subsequent the construction of a maternity block with a theatre at a cost of GHC 579,661.83 -also mobilised through its IGF.

Prof Nyarko said the maternity facility has since its inception conducted over 600 deliveries and over 700 surgeries.

He mentioned some of the services provided as maternity and theatre services, reproductive and child health services, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, Family Planning services, electrocardiograph, eye care services, laboratory, pharmacy and health promotion among others.

The Director-General said the Management of the hospital were currently initiating steps to construct an X-Ray Unit and this would require the assistance of all stakeholders to ensure the realisation of the goal.

GAEC, he said, has also joined the fight against the increasing incidence of cancer and other non-communicable diseases like diabetes, and the pursuit of that goal was the main driving force for the establishment of a Medical Technology Park.

He said the park would be used for research and development, education and training for early detection and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

He said the Commission has also entered into a partnership to bring on board further specialist services such as Computed Topography (CT) scan and Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) units.

Dr Anthony Quampah, the Medical Superintendent at the GAEC Hospital, said the facility gained its current status from that of a clinic as a result of the wide range of services it currently provides.

Present to witness the occasion include representatives from the Ga East Municipal Health Directorate and the Ghana Association of Quasi-Government Health Institutions.

The medical superintendant of GAEC clinic in his remarks said the clinic has gone a long way to offer quality services over the years.He thanked his team for a good job done and pledged to continue to provide quality service in the coming years.