Greater Accra Regional Hospital

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (formally the Ridge Hospital)[1] is a major regional hospital located in Accra, Ghana.

Greater Accra Regional Hospital
The modern facility was designed by Perkins and Will
Geography
LocationAccra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Coordinates5.561618°N 0.198676°W / 5.561618; -0.198676
Services
Beds191
History
Former name(s)Ridge Hospital
Construction started2017
Links
ListsHospitals in Ghana

History & Background

It is Located in the heart of Accra city, the GARH started as a Hospital for the European expatriates around 1928. It became a District Hospital after Ghana’s independence in 1957 and was later designated as Ridge Regional Hospital in 1997 and now redeveloped and transformed into an ultra-modern 420 bed capacity hospital with the full complement of specialist services that reflects the current social aspirations of the rapidly growing capital city of Ghana.[2]

Medical Directors
  • 2016 to 2017

Dr Thomas Anaba served for one year as the MD and was later transferred to the University for Development Studies were he had served as a permanent lecturer before assuming his new role at Greater Accra Regional Hospital.[3] Dr. Thomas Anaba was alleged to have campaigned for the National Democratic Congress in the Garu Tempane constituency in the Upper East Region during the 2016 general elections. However, he denied ever engaging in such act.[4]

  • 2017 till present

Dr. Emmanuel Kwabla Srofenyoh resumed operation and by Monday, 22 May 2017 he started to deploy his staff into the facility then begin receiving new patients into the facility.[5]

Development
  • The Greater Accra Regional Hospital underwent a 250 million-dollar rehabilitation and development, amid controversies from the then opposition New Patriotic Party who claim the cost of the project is inflated.[6][7]

References
  1. "New Ridge Hospital opens to public". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. Ghana Health Service. "History & Background". www.garh.gov.gh/history-background/. Ministry of Health, Ghana. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. Jafaru, Musah Yahaya (10 November 2017). "Health Minister defends decision to reassign Ridge Hospital CEO". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. Ansah, Marian (19 May 2017). "Ridge Hospital CEO to sue Health Minister over transfer". Citifmonline. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. Ansah, Marian (22 May 2017). "Tussle over Ridge Hospital: Two CEOs clash over management". Citifmonline. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "Health Ministry replies Minority on Ridge Hospital Project". Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  7. "Ridge Hospital gets first Apheresis Machine for Sickle Cell treatment". Citi Newsroom. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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