Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
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The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is the premier health care facility in Ghana
. It is the only tertiary hospital in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital
affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana
. Three centres of excellence, the National Cardiothoracic Centre, the National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Radiotherapy Centre are all located within it.
laid the foundation for Korle Bu Hospital in 1921, and it was finally opened on 9 October 1923. The hospital has expanded in phases and now has 1600 beds. A statue of Gordon Guggisberg was put up in front of the old administration building of the hospital on its 50th anniversary.
In 2007, funded by the World Bank and the Ministry of Health, Ghana the standby power system to Korle-Bu was replaced after 3 years of no central backup supply. The expanded system of 3mVA provides power to the whole of Korle-Bu Hospital and was opened by the Minister
of Health, Major Courage Quashigah (retd) and Mr G Asiedu of G&J Technical Services on June 6, 2007 (Daily Graphic
). Prof. Nii Otu Nartey is the current CEO of the hospital.
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It is the only tertiary hospital in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
. Three centres of excellence, the National Cardiothoracic Centre, the National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Radiotherapy Centre are all located within it.
History
The hospital was founded in 1923. as the Gold Coast Hospital. The then Governor, Gordon GuggisbergGordon Guggisberg
Brigadier-General Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg, KCMG, DSO, , soldier and administrator, was born in Galt, Ontario, Canada, a second-generation descendant of an immigrant from Uetendorf, Canton Bern, Switzerland, the eldest son of Frederick Guggisberg, retail-goods merchant, of Galt, by his wife,...
laid the foundation for Korle Bu Hospital in 1921, and it was finally opened on 9 October 1923. The hospital has expanded in phases and now has 1600 beds. A statue of Gordon Guggisberg was put up in front of the old administration building of the hospital on its 50th anniversary.
In 2007, funded by the World Bank and the Ministry of Health, Ghana the standby power system to Korle-Bu was replaced after 3 years of no central backup supply. The expanded system of 3mVA provides power to the whole of Korle-Bu Hospital and was opened by the Minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
of Health, Major Courage Quashigah (retd) and Mr G Asiedu of G&J Technical Services on June 6, 2007 (Daily Graphic
Daily Graphic (Ghana)
The Daily Graphic is a state owned daily newspaper published in Accra, Ghana.The paper was established along with the Sunday Mirror in 1950, by Cecil King of the London Daily Mirror Group. It is the most widely read daily newspaper in the country...
). Prof. Nii Otu Nartey is the current CEO of the hospital.
Institutions
The hospital has a very large campus and has expanded to host a number of institutions. The list includes the following:- University of Ghana Medical School
- University of Ghana Dental School
- University of Ghana School of Allied Health Sciences
- Nurses Training College
- Midwifery Training School
- Ghana Medical Association
- Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists
- School of Hygiene
- School of Radiology
- school of Peri-operative and critical care nursing
- Ophthalmic Nursing school
Centres of Excellence
- National Cardiothoracic Centre
- National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Radiotherapy Centre
External links
- Korlebu Teaching Hospital Official Website website no longer valid Sep. 19th. 2010
- Biography of Gordon Guggisberg
- Korle Bu Family Fund
- Korle-Bu Neuroscience Foundation
- University of Ghana Medical Laboratory Science Students Association (UG-MELSSA)