Leadership of the Ghana Air force Medical Center in Takoradi has met with the management of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH) to discuss effective ways of facilitating referral of patients from the military facility through the ENRH Referral Call Center.
The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital which is the only referral facility in Western and Western North regions has a 24hour service referral call center where referring health facilities in the region are to call for arrangements to be made to facilitate smooth and seamless referrals to help save lives.
The meeting which took place at the ENRH boardroom at the Administration block of the hospital was also attended by representatives from the ENRH Accident and Emergency Department.

Medical Director of ENRH Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil entreated Officers from the Air force Medical Center to appreciate the current difficulties of the regional hospital and assist in enabling the functionality of the referral system that has been instituted.
Speaking on behalf of their facility, the Medical Superintendent of the Air force Medical Center Dr JNA Carroll expressed appreciation for the audience by ENRH Management and called for a closer collaboration between the two facilities.