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Bad health is not to be part of human life, but if it should get hold of the body, then, immediate aid is needed for healthy living.
The disheartening issue of ‘no beds syndrome’ rate in some health care institutions has led to the death of some patients.
In cases of emergencies, people being rushed to hospitals either in or outside their vicinity for survival tend not to be admitted as a result of the limited accommodation for patients. Some victims are thereby forced to pay some amount of money for their patients to receive treatment, as soon as a bed becomes vacant.
Recently in the news, a 70-year-old man, Mr. Prince Anthony Opoku Acheampong, was refused admission to seven health facilities, which eventually caused his death. The son of the deceased stated that, not even one of the hospitals gave his late father the most basic requirement (first aid) for an emergency case.
The Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Joseph Kpemka, also described how his wife died in 2016 under similar circumstances after having driven her to a number of hospitals in the capital such as, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 37 Military Hospital, Nyaho Medical Centre, The Trust Hospital and finally to the ultramodern Ridge Hospital, all refused to admit and administer treatment to the patient. This was all because ‘there was no bed’.
There have been numerous cases, where women in labour and other emergency situations, will have to be transferred to several hospitals, if the previous hospital denied them of medical service. This makes them frustrated.
Also, the attitude of some nurses in the various health sectors especially that of government, are very inappropriate. They do not pay maximum attention to patients when they are in need of them.
Is it that there are less funds to support the health services to help control the insufficient accommodation of patients?
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has charged the Health Committee of Parliament to look into the matter (no bed condition), and come out with a new law, even if it is by a private member’s motion.
However, the Chairman of Health Committee of Parliament, Hon. Twum-Nuamah Kwabena, stated that, they have been asked to “investigate the phenomenon of no bed condition”.
“No medical person shall refuse to attend to a person in an emergency situation”, said Prof. Mike Oquaye when Members of Parliament (MPs) were strongly in their condemnation of the “no bed syndrome”.
It will be the pleasure of Ghanaians, if a law is being implemented to help improve the natural security issues of the country.
By: Marcia Yeboah/pinkfmonlinegh.com
