By Michael Kofi Kenetey
The Medical Director of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, ERHK, Dr. Arko Akoto Ampaw, says non-communicable diseases continue to lead the cause of deaths at the facility.
He has therefore advised Ghanaians to live a healthy lifestyle to help reduce the high rate of non-communicable diseases, which is claiming many lives in the country. Dr. Ampaw gave the advice during the 2024 Annual Performance Review Meeting in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital.
The hospital last year received 298,272 attendances in the outpatient department, with 255,332 representing 86 percent being insured and 42,941 representing 14 percent being non-insured.
The facility inpatient also recorded 23,805 admissions, 23,390 were discharged, and 2,016 deaths were recorded. The bed occupancy rate of the hospital stands at 93.3 percent while the death rate stands at 7.9 percent.
On the breakdown of the causes of death, non-communicable diseases such as cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke claimed 180 lives, heart failure claimed one hundred and two lives, one hundred people succumbed to prematurity, renal disease claimed 96, and neoplasm claimed 95 lives.
In an interview with GBC News, the Medical Director of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, Dr. Arko Akoto Ampaw, hinted that most of the non-communicable diseases leading as the most common causes of death are as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle.
He therefore advised Ghanaians to lead a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy food, regular health screening, and exercise.
Dr. Ampaw noted that the management and staff of the hospital have embarked on measures to help prevent avoidable deaths in obstetrics through coaching and mentoring.
The Clinical Director of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, Dr. Amponsah Manu, has encouraged the media to collaborate effectively with the hospital and urged media practitioners to seek clarification from the hospital when they receive any complaint about the hospital.
The 2024 Annual Performance Review Meeting of the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, brought together management and Heads of Departments of the hospital to discuss and update the media on the performance of the facility in the year under review.
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