Modernisation work on Police Hospital begins

Page 72: Thursday, September 18, 2008.
Story: Albert K. Salia
WORK on the £22 million Police Hospital redevelopment project has started in earnest.
The government-sponsored project, which is expected to be completed in January, 2011, is being undertaken by the International Hospitals Group (IHG).
When completed, the hospital would comprise a Medical Block to house an Accident and Emergency Unit, an Imaging Department with MRI and CT operating theatre, an Intensive Care Unit, Central Sterile Stores, an Outpatients Department, a Dental Suite, a Dispensary and a three-storey 250-bed capacity wards, VIP units and a mortuary.
Infrastructure such as a ramp to link up departments and facilities for the physically challenged would also be provided.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr P. K. Acheampong, accompanied by members of the Headquarters Management and Advisory Board (HEMAB), visited the site to apprise themselves of work on the ground.
The resident engineer of the project, Mr Mord Jehu-Appiah, who conducted the HEMAB members and newsmen round the site, said the hospital would be fortified against earthquakes.
He said in view of the location, the hospital would be protected with cavity walls to make it sound-proof from the sounds of aeroplanes taking off or landing and any other noise that might disturb patient care.
Mr Jehu-Appiah observed, however, that there was a major problem with the main sewage from the Flagstaff House and surrounding areas to the discharge point.
He, therefore, appealed to the IGP to draw the attention of the authorities to the problem so that it could be addressed before any disaster struck the nation’s capital.
For his part, Mr Acheampong said he was highly impressed with the amount of work done so far.
He noted that what was being referred to as the Police Hospital was in fact properties seized and being used as a hospital.
He said the current facility would be integrated into the new hospital when work was completed.
Mr Acheampong urged the contractors to work hard to complete the project ahead of schedule.