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Tema General Hospital

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Tema General Hospital
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Geography
LocationTema, Greater Accra, Ghana
Services
Emergency departmentYes

Tema General Hospital is a Ghanaian hospital located in Tema.[1] Tema General Hospital is specifically located at the Tema Metropolitan district.

History

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In 1954, the Tema General Hospital was constructed to provide health services[who?] for workers who constructed the Tema Harbour. It was later handed over to the government for public use.[when?] It serves the communities of Nungua, Sakumono, Tema and Dangme West.[1][2]

Services

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  • The hospital provide services like internal medicine, general surgery, pediatrics, theatre, obstetrics, gynecological, accident and emergency service.[1][3]
  • The hospital also specializes in eye, dental, diabetic, sickle cell, and dermatology clinics with others being anaesthetic, chest, hypertensive.
  • The hospital also supports services such as laboratory, blood bank, radiology, ultrasound scan, pharmacy and physiotherapy. They also accept National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

Donation

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An ambulance and some medical equipments were distributed by HOGFE Foundation  to the Tema General hospital in Accra, Ghana.

Medical equipments include 27 hospital beds, three baby beds, three mother/baby beds, one emergency unit bed, 400 op.Suction, extraction units and 27 bedside cabinets.[4]


Ricker company limited distributed medical consumables including face masks, surgical gowns, disposal coveralls and temperature gowns to provide an efficient delivery of health services at the Tema General Hospital in Ghana.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tema General Hospital needs a saviour". 30 November 2001.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Tema General Hospital | Tema General Hospital | Ghana Health Service". www.ghanahealthservice.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. ^ "Health Information Department | Tema General Hospital | Ghana Health Service". www.ghanahealthservice.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2011-08-04). "Foundation donates €600,000 medical facilities to Tema General Hospital". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  5. ^ "Rikair supports Tema General Hospital with medical consumables". Graphic Online. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2025-03-08.