The Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr. (Med) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, has announced significant improvements in clinical service delivery and major investments in healthcare infrastructure, despite operational challenges in 2025.
Speaking at the hospital’s 2025 End-of-Year Performance Review Conference in Kumasi, Dr. Baidoo said the facility exceeded several key clinical targets while enhancing its capacity through strategic equipment procurement and service expansion.
According to him, specialist outpatient department (OPD) attendance rose above target by four percent, recording 284,225 cases compared to the projected 273,144. Emergency attendance also surpassed expectations, reaching 26,581 cases against a target of 25,000, while surgeries increased by six percent to 18,380 cases.
He noted that key service areas including radiotherapy, laboratory, and physiotherapy also recorded marginal increases, reflecting improved service delivery across departments. Significantly, the hospital achieved a 16 percent reduction in institutional deaths compared to 2024, indicating better patient outcomes.
Dr. Baidoo attributed these gains partly to substantial investments in medical equipment using Internally Generated Funds (IGF). He disclosed that equipment valued at over GH¢10 million—including intensive care unit (ICU) beds, patient monitors, and ECG machines—were procured to strengthen specialist clinical services.
Additionally, the hospital restored critical diagnostic capacity by repairing and operationalising two previously non-functional 132-slice CT scan machines. This intervention has significantly improved imaging services and diagnostic efficiency.
The CEO further highlighted the completion and operational readiness of the hospital’s main dialysis centre, increasing the number of dialysis facilities at KATH to three. The expansion is expected to improve access to renal care for both in-patients and out-patients.
Despite these achievements, Dr. Baidoo acknowledged that some clinical indicators—including emergency admissions, deliveries, and inpatient cases—fell below set targets due to disruptions caused by a nationwide strike by nurses and midwives, as well as prolonged downtime of the hospital’s electronic health information system.
He emphasised that ongoing and planned investments, including the construction of a modern catheterisation laboratory and cardiac interventional centre, are expected to further enhance KATH’s capacity to deliver advanced specialist care and reduce referrals.
Dr. Baidoo reaffirmed management’s commitment to strengthening clinical services through continuous investment in equipment, infrastructure, and innovation to position KATH as a leading centre for tertiary healthcare in Ghana.
