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Department of Anaesthesia 

Welcome to the Department of Anaesthesia

The Department was established to provide Anaesthesia services in all operating theaters, to manage or take care of patients in the Recovery Wards, and to provide training and research in the Hospital.

In addition, the Department currently oversees the management of critically ill patients in the Surgical Intensive Care/High Dependency Units (ICU/HDU) and holds two specialist clinics – the Pre-anaesthesia Clinic and the Pain Clinic.

The Department provides service in 25 theaters in ten different theater suites scattered across the hospital. It also gives anesthesia care for patients who require it in the Radiology Department for CT scan/MRI and occasionally in other areas like Radiotherapy, Endoscopy, etc.

We have a total of 42 beds in our Recovery Wards and the ICU/HDU.

Core Functions and Services

As a department in a Tertiary Referral Centre, patients cared for range from pediatric (children) to geriatric (the very old) requiring anesthesia service.

Anesthesia Services are provided for the following, including procedures:

  • General Surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat – ENT) Surgery
  • Maxillo-facial Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Urology Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology Surgery
  • Trauma and Orthopaedics Surgery
  • Ophthalmology (Eye) Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Radiology/Imaging

Recovery Wards

After surgery, patients are recovered in the recovery wards until they are conscious and stable enough to be transferred to the general ward.

The various Recovery wards are as follows:

  • Surgical First Floor Recovery Ward
  • Gynaecology Recovery Ward
  • Obstetrics Recovery Ward
  • Paediatrics Recovery Ward
  • Orthopaedics Recovery Ward
  • Accident Centre Recovery Ward
  • Eye Centre Recovery Ward
  • Plastics Recovery Ward
  • Urology Centre Recovery Ward

Some of the recovery wards also double as HDU/ICU; of note are the Surgical First Floor Recovery ward and Obstetrics Recovery ward.

Emergency

  • Anesthesia cover for emergency cases is provided at all times, including weekends.
  • Staff on duty are sometimes called to assist with resuscitation and airway management of patients in the various emergency departments in the hospital.

Outpatient Department

The outpatient department is made up of two clinics:

Pre-Anaesthesia Clinic

  • Patients who are going for elective (planned) surgeries and other interventions that may require anesthesia, such as CT scan and MRI, must be seen at this clinic as their first point of contact with the department.

Pain Clinic

  • We provide acute and chronic pain management for referred cases, which includes detailed assessment, advice, treatment by way of medications and procedures.

Intensive Care

  • The department provides Intensive Care services for the critically ill patients in the Surgical ICU as well as assistance to the other ICUs in the hospital.
  • During the Covid-19 Pandemic, we extended our ICU Care to the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Ga East Hospital, and the Infectious Disease Centre.
  • The Surgical ICU is located on the ground floor of the Surgical Department Block. Critically ill patients from the various departments in the hospital, not only the surgical department, are admitted and cared for here.
  • It has a bed capacity of four (4) as well as a High Dependency Unit with a four (4) bed capacity, expandable to six (6).
  • It also doubles as a Recovery ward for neurosurgery cases.

Types Of Cases

  • All surgical cases and other interventions, such as CT scan and MRI, requiring anesthetic management in the hospital from the Pediatric to the Geriatric age groups.
  • Patients who require management for acute and chronic pain.

Clinic Days

  • Anaesthesia Clinic: Monday, Tuesday & Friday
  • Pain Clinic: Tuesday

NB: Booking/Appointment – Monday to Friday

Training and Education

The Department offers training to various categories of health professionals, including:

  • Medical students
  • Residents
  • Critical Care Nurses
  • Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Professionals who rotate through the Department.

Training also extends to include trainees from other healthcare training facilities outside the hospital.

Our Team and Leadership

  • Head Of Department: Dr. Andrews Kwabena-Adade
  • Clinical Coordinator: Dr. Audrey Anno
  • Administrator: Ms. Esther Neequaye
  • CNO: Ms. Gifty Abigail M. Banie
  • Accountant: Mr. Emmanuel Ablorh
  • Pharmacist: Mrs. Sulias Bruce
  • Engineer: Mr. Andrews Yeboah

Consultant/Senior Specialists

The Department is staffed by the following Senior Anesthesiologists:

  • Dr. Andrews Kwabena-Adade
  • Prof. Ernest Aniteye
  • Prof. Henry Baddoo
  • Dr. Eugenia Lamptey
  • Dr. Demi Lassey
  • Dr. Brenda Philips
  • Dr. Pokua Sarpong
  • Dr. Divine Kwami
  • Dr. Robert Djagbletey
  • Dr. Chris Owoo
  • Dr. Ebenezer Owusu-Darkwa
  • Dr. Fred Osei
  • Dr. P.K.G. de Graft Johnson
  • Dr. Audrey Anno
  • Dr. Amanda Quarshie
  • Dr. Carol Collison
  • Dr. Beauty Annan
  • Dr. Owusu-Sekyere Danso
  • Dr. Grace-Imelda Obeng-Adjei
  • Dr. Samuel Anarfi
  • Prof. Hayfron-Benjamin
  • Dr. Lorraine Baffour-Awuah
  • Dr. Naa Vanderpuye

Other Composition of The Department

  • Anesthesiologists
  • Nurses
  • CRAs (Certified Registered Anesthetists)
  • Technicians
  • Accounts Staff
  • Administrative Staff
  • Orderlies

The Department of Anaesthesia has the requisite expertise and specialists to deliver top-tier care.