The Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba has submitted a comprehensive incident report regarding a woman who was allegedly abandoned by the government hospital to die due to an administrative issue.

The woman, who had been involved in an accident, was reportedly left in a bush because her family could not be located, ultimately leading to her death after three days.

In response, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, temporarily relieved the Director of the facility of his duties.

A five-member committee was also established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the abandonment of a patient in the bush at Gomoa Ojobi.

The report was submitted and signed by Dr. Prah George Kwame.

REPORT ON AN INCIDENT INVOLVING UNKNOWN PERSON BROUGHT TO TRAUMA AND SPECIALIST HOSPITAL ON THE 29. MAY, 2024

On the above-mentioned date, the National Ambulance Service called the Social Welfare Officer of the hospital to inquire as to whether the hospital was ready to accept an unknown knocked down person by a ‘hit and ran’ driver and the response was in the affirmative.

The victim of the accident was brought to the hospital by the National Ambulance Service accompanied by the Social Welfare Officer of Gomoa Ojobi and treatment process started in earnest on the same day.