Greater Accra Regional Hospital, also known as the Ridge Hospital has established a seven-member committee to address the problem of “no bed syndrome” in the healthcare facility.
The “no bed syndrome” has over the years been a topical issue as some health facilities have been rejecting emergency cases because of the shortage of beds, which sometimes leads to the death of patients.
Addressing the issue during the 5th anniversary celebration, the Medical Director Dr Emmanuel Srofenyoh disclosed a committee set up to help find measures in solving the problem.
“To respond properly to this, we established the bed management committee, and they go round every four hours, once there is a bed space somewhere they identify the space, and they inform the emergency department for patients to be transferred, so we create space within the emergency,”
He added this has enabled an all time available bed space to receive emergency calls that are transferred.
