ENRH rewards 35 retirees

Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has hosted a heartwarming ceremony to honor 35 retirees who served under various professional capacities at the hospital.  The hospital appreciated the retirees with a merry-making buffet and presentation of awards such as television sets and refrigerators.  Each of the 35 retirees drawn from 2021, 2022 and 2023 year groups received either a smart television or a refrigerator. Some outstanding retirees also received citations of honor.

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The ceremony held on 15th March, 2024, at the hospital’s conference room saw the attendance of esteemed guests such as Mr. Alfred O. Hughes, the Regional Director of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and Nana Dr. Yaw Ofori Yeboah, the Western Regional Director of Health Services. Also in attendance were members of hospital’s management and some heads of departments and units.

The ceremony began with a prayer led by the hospital’s chaplain, followed by a rendition of the Ghana National Anthem by Madam Nana Ama Fordjour.

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Mr. Alfred O Hughes, the chairperson for the occasion, expressed his profound gratitude for being part of the ceremony and shared a touching personal experience of once receiving exceptional care from a staff of the Hospital.

The Medical Director, Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil who delivered a warm welcome address expressed gratitude to the chairman, sponsors, guests and hospital staff for their contribution and support for the success of the event. He highlighted the hospital’s achievements in staff welfare including the recent acquisition of a staff welfare bus and other initiatives to motivate staff and strengthen the hospital staff welfare association.

The ceremony was spiced with musical interludes during which some retirees showed their dancing skills. This also kindled an atmosphere for acquaintances to socialize and share memories.

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The Regional Director of Ghana Health Services Nana Dr. Yaw Ofori Yeboah, delivered a brief statement, commending the hospital management for such a meaningful send-off ceremony for the retirees.

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Each retiree received their gifts symbolizing the hospital’s appreciation for their hard work and dedication over the years. Citations highlighting their contributions were also presented.

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The retirees expressed their heartfelt gratitude towards management of the hospital for recognizing their contributions. They promised to be good ambassadors of Effia Nkwanta and always contribute their quota whenever they are called upon for any assistance.

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The ceremony ended with the chairperson’s remarks and vote of thanks by Ms. Genevieve Ankomaba Akorful.

Sponsors for the program include Tobinco Pharmacy, Nat’s and Sons Pharmacy, Medichem Pharmacy, O’nart Pharmacy and Delma Pharma Limited.

Story by

 Stacy Adams

PR Unit

ENRH obtains machine for screening blood

The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital is currently the only hospital facility in the Western and Western North regions which can screen blood and declare it wholesomely free from diseases such as syphilis, hepatitis B, HIV and gonorrhea.
This is because the hospital is now equipped with a fully operational ELISA machine which has greatly enhanced the capacity of our blood service team to effectively screen blood in the region.
High-quality laboratory services plays a crucial role in shaping global clinical decisions serving as a functional elements for diagnosing, treating, caring, preventing and controlling diseases.
Blood screening is a vital laboratory service, and as per the National Blood Transfusion Policy, all transfused blood must undergo screening using the nationally approved standard, the Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)
The hospital therefore invites all peripheral facilities to seize this opportunity to screen donated blood at a reasonable cost. The ELISA machine can fully detect diseases such as syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

Air-force Medical Center calls on ENRH

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.
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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.

E.N.R.H. MD honored at G.H.S. leadership excellence awards

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The Medical Director of the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital(E.N.R.H.) has been named one of Ghana Health Service’s most outstanding staff in leadership excellence.

Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil emerged as the first runner-up in the category of medical director in secondary facilities across the country.
A special plaque was presented to Dr Tambil at the maiden Ghana Health Service Excellence Awards ceremony at the Accra International Conference Center.
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The ceremony saw dignitaries like the Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Tina Mensah, and the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo who was the special guest of honor.

In an address, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye indicated that the award is an integral part of the staff welfare and performance management system, designed to recognize and celebrate outstanding performance at both individual and institutional levels of the service.
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He explained that the awards seek to instill patriotism and professionalism among dedicated health workers as well as to promote a culture of achievement and retain health professionals in deprived areas.

He added that the awards scheme, apart from enhancing customer care and promoting patient satisfaction also aligns with the tenets of the Network of Practice, a GHS flagship program that strives to maximize performance in the pursuit of Universal Health Coverage.
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Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil is the Medical Director of E.N.R.H. under whose tenure the hospital has seen a tremendous level of progress in all areas.

A total of 66 facilities and individuals were awarded at the event. The awards comprised 18 General Staff Awards, 14 Leadership Excellence Awards, 18 Institutional Awards, 15 Special Awards dedicated to development partners and Organizations that have contributed to healthcare delivery in the country, and 1 Overall National Award.

ENRH undergoes assessment to begin fellowship programmes for doctors

The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital is currently undergoing assessment by the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) to be accredited to begin fellowship programmes for doctors.
In line with this management of the facility has been engaging with the leadership of the college to institute the necessary arrangements for the commencement of the initiative.

On Monday 20th November 2023, some heads of faculty at the GCPS led by the Rector Professor Richard Adanu visited the facility to continue with activities towards realizing the initiative.

When the initiative successfully comes on stream, fellowship trainees for the general specialty areas will have opportunity to train whilst providing healthcare in their parent hospitals as part of their training.
The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has been given a green light to soon begin fellowship training in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In an address to some faculty heads and specialist doctors at the Hospital conference center, the Medical Director of ENRH, Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil explained that the initiative is in line with the redevelopment of the Hospital to become a modern tertiary facility.
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The Rector of the GCPS, Professor Richard Adanu indicated that the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital is endowed with the needed facilities for the initiative and encouraged management of ENRH to adopt a few recommendations for the full accreditation by the GCPS for commencement of the programme next year.

ENRH celebrates lives of preterm infants

Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has marked World Prematurity Day with a special ceremony which brought parents of premature babies to learn, share experiences and celebrate the lives of preterm babies.
Preterm babies are those born before completion of the 37th week of pregnancy. World Prematurity Day, observed annually on November 17, raises global awareness of the challenges for women and babies associated with preterm birth, and celebrates the lives of preterm infants. Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under five, with an estimated 15 million babies (one in ten) born prematurely worldwide every year.
The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has earmarked the whole month of November to create awareness about the condition. The global theme for this year is Small Actions, BIG IMPACT: Immediate Skin-to-Skin Care for Every Baby, Everywhere.
Making a demonstration of the kangaroo mother Care at a gathering of some parents of preterm babies at the conference hall of the hospital, a midwifery officer of the hospital Esi Panford explained the importance of skin to skin care and exclusive breastfeeding for preterm babies.
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According to her the skin-to –skin provides warmth and promotes bonding with the babies. She added that the method is beneficial for the baby’s growth, development and overall well-being.
A cake was cut to mark celebration of the day.
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Parents were treated to some refreshments and music.


Story by Stacy Adams:
PR Unit

ENRH inaugurates new HSWU executives

New executives of the Health Service Workers Union have been sworn in to steer the affairs of the union for the next four years. The inauguration of the new executives followed a keenly contested election for the leadership position.

Senior Health Service Administrator, Mrs Doris Teiko Acquaye defeated ENRH Health Information Officer Ralph Gyebi Kwateng for the chairmanship position.
At the end of elections at the basement of the ENRH conference center, Mrs. Teiko Acquaye polled 47 whilst Mr Gyebi Kwarteng polled 13 votes.
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Mrs Teiko Acquaye replaces Head of lab Mr Bright Ameyaw as Chairperson for the HSWU at ENRH. Ahead of the polls supervised by some regional and national executives of the Union, Mrs. Teiko Acquaye promised to champion the interests of ENRH staff at Hospital management meetings.

All executive positions of the union were unopposed except for the chairmanship. The new executive members were inaugurated into office after the election.

They were as follows:
Mrs Doris Teiko Acquaye – chairperson
Mr Joel Quarm – vice chair
Maxwell Owusu – Secretary
Ms Bridget Yalley – Assistant Secretary
Bernuice Amorkor Armah – 1st Trustee
Emmanuel Appiah – 2nd Trustee
Gertrude Ahinsah – Women’s Committee Chairperson
Beatrice Essien – Women’s Committee Vice Chairperson
Janet Efua Bolian – Women’s Committee Secretary
Rita Etrue-Ellis – Women’s Committee Assistant Secretary
Toibata Abdulai – Women’s Committee 1st Trustee
Grace Buah – Women’s Committee 2nd Trustee
Dery Bede – Youth Committee Chairperson

GHS official lauds ENRH for milestones in just five years

The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr Anthony Ofosu has commended the management and staff of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital for their impressive efforts in widening healthcare opportunities for the people of the Western and beyond within just five years of the inception of the hospital’s new management.

Speaking to a cross-section of staff at the hospital’s conference center, Dr Ofosu encouraged the management of the facility not to relent in continuing with the good work.

He observed that the Ghana Health Service has deliberately pursued a decentralized agenda to allow management of its facilities a decision making space for such developments.
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His comments followed a brief statement by the Medical Director of the Hospital Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil who enumerated some successes chalked since the inception of his management team and some challenges facing the facility.

According to the Medical Director, Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, through its Internally Generated Funds (IGF) has set up a dialysis center that relieves clients from the plight of traveling all the way to the Central Region and other places to access the service.

The Hospital has also developed a cozy 200-seater conference center and cafeteria. The Medical Director added that ENRH has set up a 6-bed Intensive Care Unit/ High Dependency Unit for clients as well as a Referral Call Center that promotes efficiency by coordinating referrals to and from the hospital.

He observed that the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has a bright future with the ongoing redevelopment of the hospital into a 500 bed capacity.
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Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil also outlined a few challenges facing the facility such as the need for more specialists, for example, orthopedic and neurosurgeons, intensivists, and a dermatologist for the facility.

He also identified some difficulties with the Lightwave Health Information Management System which is a new hospital’s electronic patient records system. According to him, the hospital loses about 40% of its revenue due to the inability to receive secondary facility reimbursements from the National Health Insurance Scheme for the services it provides to clients.

The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr Anthony Ofosu promised to relay the challenges to authorities of the services for redress. Dr Ofosu visited the project site of the hospital redevelopment and the Infectious Disease Center.

Also present at the forum was the Regional Director of Health Service, Dr. Nana Yaw Ofori Yeboah, Deputy Director of Administration, Mr. Tiimob Jacob, Deputy Director of Human Resource, Madam Gifty Ohenewaa and Deputy Director of Finance, Mr. Augustine Alphose Owusu.
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Story by Sampson Amon, PR Unit ENRH

Management rewards complainant for assisting in investigations

Management of the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital has rewarded George Afful a client from New Amanful in Takoradi who formally reported of extortion by a staff at the hospital’s main lab and also assisted in investigations to expose the culprit.

Management has since the incident also acted by refunding the extorted money and taken the culprit through due disciplinary action.

Making a cash presentation to Mr Afful, the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil encouraged members of the general public not to hesitate but demand and ensure that receipts issued them are valid. He encouraged members of the general public to be bold to report any criminalities within the confines of the hospital at the administration for action to be taken rather than going on air to express their frustrations.

He also called on the media to refer complainants to make formal complaints at the hospital’s administration to get their issues addressed rather than just expressing their misgivings about the hospital on air.

ENRH staff take bold steps towards improving welfare

The ENRH Conference Center was filled to capacity on 2nd February 2023 at around 10:30AM when members of staff converged to discuss important issues regarding the Hospital Welfare Association.

This first quarter staff durbar had been set aside to mainly discuss hospital welfare issues. All category of staff were present and the 200 seater conference center was left with no extra seat empty.

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In his opening remarks, the Medical Director of the facility Dr Joseph Kojo Tambil commended staff for the massive attendance as well as timeliness in response to the meeting. He outlined the major areas which he thought should be focused on for the year 2023 key among them is acquisition of a staff welfare bus and revamping the operations of the staff welfare canteen.

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Presenting his report, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Welfare Association Pharm Samuel Owusu aka Pharm SKOT, emphasized that their ambitions are in line with those outlined by the Medical Director. He however highlighted the financial bottlenecks due to the meager contributions by members.

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Medical Director moved a motion for the increase of the monthly welfare dues from GHS 10 to GHS 30. A vote was taken and 60% of the staff present were in support of the motion.

The Medical Director thanked staff for their cooperation and pledged that management will stringently police the welfare funds and ensure that they are utilized for their intended purposes.

He announced the appointment of an electoral committee which will see to the elections of new executive members of the association as the tenure of the current executive committee has expired. He also encouraged members to put themselves up for positions to help drive the Association to a brighter future.  The members of the electoral committee are: Mrs. Doris Teiko Acquaye, Mr. Fredrick Mireku, Ms. Barbara Koomson, Dr Mathew Ekow Mbir Mbeah and Mr. Stephen Kumah.

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