The Management of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has rejected claims made in a recent publication by The Fourth Estate that the facility is not actively using the Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS).
The investigative outlet, in a feature published on November 20, 2025, under the headline “Cape Coast Teaching Hospital not actively using GHIMS; Health Minister’s claim false”, asserted that Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh’s statement about the system’s implementation at the hospital was inaccurate.
According to The Fourth Estate, its findings based on interviews with doctors and nurses who requested anonymity indicated that GHIMS had not yet been adopted for clinical work at CCTH.
The publication said its inquiry followed the Minister’s public claim that digital health tools, including GHIMS, were fully operational at major health facilities.
However, in a statement issued the same day titled “Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Sets the Record Straight on GHIMS Deployment and Usage”, the hospital dismissed the report as misleading and inaccurate
CCTH explained that GHIMS is already “actively deployed and in use” across five major clinical units. These include the Polyclinic Outpatient Department (OPD), Specialist Pharmacy, Child Health OPD, Family Medicine OPD, and the Dental, Eye and ENT Unit (DEENT).
“These departments constitute some of the hospital’s busiest patient service points, and their successful transition to GHIMS demonstrates our commitment to strengthening digital-enabled care,” the statement noted.
The hospital further indicated that all other departments earmarked for onboarding have completed staff training and are currently preparing to commence live use of the system under the supervision of its implementation team and technical partners.
Management emphasized that the phased deployment approach was deliberate to ensure staff readiness, minimal disruption to services, and high-quality data capture.
“At no point has any department refused, rejected, or abandoned GHIMS,” the release added.
CCTH also accused Fact-Check Ghana, the verification arm of The Fourth Estate of failing to contact the hospital for clarification before publishing its report.
“The report misrepresented the hospital’s operational reality and inadvertently misled the public,” the statement said.
The hospital reaffirmed its willingness to engage with media houses, civil society groups, and fact-checking organizations to ensure transparency and accuracy regarding its digital transformation journey.
Reiterating its support for the Ministry of Health’s digital transformation agenda, CCTH said GHIMS is a key tool for improving clinical efficiency, patient record management, diagnostic accuracy, and billing transparency.
“Cape Coast Teaching Hospital remains committed to extending GHIMS utilization to all departments in line with national digital health standards,” the statement concluded.
