CCTH rejects Fact-Check report, says GHIMS fully deployed in key units

By Prince Acquah

Cape Coast, Nov 20, GNA – The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has dismissed a Fact-Check Ghana report impugning the deployment of the Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS) at the facility. 

It said the report “misrepresented the hospital’s operational reality” and “inadvertently misled the public” having failed to contact the hospital for verification before publishing the claim. 

On Thursday, November 20, 2025, Fact-Check Ghana reported as false an assertion by Mr KwabenaMintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, that “GHIMS is now actively in use at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH).” 

The Minister announced the development after touring the facility on Friday, November 14. 

According to Fact-Check Ghana, its independent investigations through interactions with some doctors, nurses and patients of the hospital found that the Minister made a false claim. 

“The system is not yet functional for patient care, departments have not begun digital documentation, and installation and training remain incomplete. Therefore, the claim that GHIMS has begun active use at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital is false,” it said. 

However, the hospital had challenged the report, describing it as “inaccurate” and did not reflect the true status of digital health implementation at facility. 

In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday, the CCTH insisted that GHIMS had been successfully deployed in five key clinical units, including Polyclinic OPD, Specialist Pharmacy, Child Health OPD, Family Medicine OPD, and Dental, Eye and ENT Unit.

That would enhance patient care, documentation, diagnostics flow, pharmacy processes, and billing. 

“These departments constitute some of the hospital’s busiest patient service points, and their

successful transition to GHIMS demonstrates the hospital’s commitment to strengthening digital-enabled care,” it said. 

“All additional departments earmarked for on-boarding are undergoing their staff training sessions.”

“These units are currently in the process of commencing live utilisation under the supervision and support of the hospital’s implementation team and technical partners.”

“At no point has any department refused, rejected, or abandoned GHIMS.”

The hospital reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Ministry of Health’s national digital transformation programme, affirming that GHIMS would improved clinical efficiency, foster better patient record management, and enhance diagnostic and pharmacy workflows.

It would also ensure a stronger data-driven decision-making and promote transparent billing and claims processes.

“CCTH will continue expanding utilisation until every department is fully live and integrated in line with national digital health standards,” the statement said.  

“For transparency and accuracy, CCTH remains available to all media outlets, civil society institutions, and fact-checking bodies for clarification at any time,” it added. 

GNA 

Edited by Alice Tettey/Agnes Boye-Doe