The Chief Executive of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Opoku Ware Ampomah, has stated that the success of the Hospital is highly dependent on staff members.
He thus made a passionate appeal to staff to work with love and to foster a culture of accountability to each other to guarantee the growth and ultimate success of the Hospital.
Dr Ampomah made the call on Thursday when he led his management team to address the concerns of staff at a durbar.
The durbar sought to address staff concerns which ranged from promotions, security, and staff medicare to general staff well-being, among others.
On promotions, the Acting Director of Human Resource, Dr Prince Arhin explained that the Hospital’s policy required staff to obtain a study leave approval before commencing the study leave.
He disclosed that the only outstanding promotions concerned staff who did not fulfil the requirements of the study leave policy.
He pointed out that staff who qualified for promotions in line with the Hospital’s policy had all been promoted.
The acting Director of Finance, Mr Lucas Amewudah, informed participants at the durbar that constant tampering with the LHIMS system by some staff negatively affects the revenue base of the Hospital.
He added that Management had a myriad of initiatives to support proper staff welfare and these ideas were negatively impacted by such malicious acts. Perpetrators were warned to desist from such acts.
He urged staff to play an active role in supporting Management to curb these negative acts of those who engage in such activities.
In respect of the Staff Medicare, the Acting Director of Medical Affairs, Dr. Harry Akoto, announced that the hundred percent Staff Medicare had started at the Department of Family Medicine/Polyclinic. Staff were therefore advised to ensure that they get the basic requirements for accessing the scheme which are, an active NHIS card and properly filling the Medicare scheme forms.
On the rising theft cases and general security issues, the Director of Administration, Mr Munir Alhassan, informed staff that Management had taken steps to curb the problem. He revealed that in addition to providing motorbikes and other security equipment to assist the Security Unit, plans were also underway to acquire CCTV cameras to be fixed at vantage points.
He also entreated staff to be security conscious, watch out for each other and act with decorum in demanding identification from suspicious people.
As the Hospital marks its 100th anniversary in October, the CEO called on all staff to be part of the celebrations to make it a success. He said that many staff members have writing skills, research skills and other abilities which will be of paramount importance to make the celebration a wonderful one.
At the end of the durbar, staff members and Management came to a consensus that engagements such as durbars were important to ensure the success of Korle Bu and its employees.
Staff were encouraged to seek accurate information from the appropriate sources and avoid rumours.
Other Directors who addressed some of the issues were the Director of General Services, Mr Frederick Addo-Yobo and Acting Director of Nursing and Midwifery Services, Mrs Grace Anyomi.
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