By James Esuon
Agona Swedru (C/R), Dec 22, GNA – The Management of the Swedru Municipal Government Hospital has commended Mr Richard Ekow Quansah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Richie Plantation Company Limited for his unwavering support to the facility in the Municipality.
According to the management, the CEO of Richie Plantation company Limited has donated three incubators to the hospital that had saved many premature babies from death.
Ms Barbara Baiden-Amissah, Deputy Administrator of the Swedru Municipal Government hospital made the commendation at an end of the year meeting held for the staff at Agona Swedru in the Central region.
The Deputy Administrator said the great contributions of the CEO to the hospital had been overwhelming with other important equipment which had assisted doctors, nurses, and other paramedical staff to discharge their duties effectively.
Ms Baiden-Amissah appealed through the media to the residents of Agona Swedru both home and abroad to contribute their quota towards effective and efficient running of the hospital.
She said the management was also highly prepared to reciprocate the kind gesture of the CEO for the residents of Swedru and the rest of the World to know that they appreciated his efforts.
The management of the hospital used the occasion to present citations, certificates, and other items to some staff members for their hard work and selfless dedication to duty to serve as motivation and to inspire others to give their best.
The Deputy Administrator praised the government for the procurement of a modern X’RAY machine for the hospital and asked for more modern equipment to complement the efforts of the staff.
She expressed concern about the continued exodus of nurses and other staff which had brought extra work on the workers left and appealed to the government to replace those who have left to seek greener pasture to ease the workload on them.
The Deputy Administrator said apart from exodus of staff, the hospital was also facing inadequate accommodation for workers and office structures to accommodate new officers posted to the facility.
She expressed worry about some patients’ relatives who unleashed attacks and threats on nurses and other paramedical staff on duty anytime they bought in to the facility.
She said when patients were brought in either lorry accident or house injury nurses and doctors on duty must go through some protocols before given medication to the patient.
The Duty Administrator used the opportunity to appeal through the media to the public, especially certain individuals who sent their sick relatives to the hospital to exercise greater restraints and cooperate with the staff to ensure peace and stability.
Ms Baiden-Amissah said doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff were posted to save lives as professionals to save lives.
GNA