O.P.D.
The outpatient department is the first point of contact for the majority of patients entering the hospital and provides patients with their first impression as they seek services at the hospital. A patient’s history and vital signs of blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature are obtained and documented. The staff includes a gynecologist/obstetric specialist, medical officers, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, ward aides and orderlies.
Similar to other units at the hospital, the OPD offers a 24-hour service and is open throughout the week. With the exception of optical and auditory diseases, a variety of cases are seen by OPD practitioners. The services provided include triaging, general medical, surgical and gynecological consultations, health education, and wound dressings.
OPTOMETRY
The eye clinic is one of the specialized units in the hospital. It was established in 2012 and its located behind the new diagnostic center and adjacent to the new hospital building site. Within the department is a consulting room, vision room, a dispensary and records. This unit is staffed by one Ophthalmic Nurse, one Optometrist, one Optician, two Enrolled Nurses, one Principal ward assistants and a records officer and one ophthalmologist who visits regularly.
The clinic operates five days per week with one-day set aside for outreach clinic purposes. Patients are seen on an outpatient basis and those who visit are given education on preventive care practices.
EAR, NOSE & THROAT (E.N.T.)
The Ear,Nose and Throat (ENT) unit was opened in April 2015 and located in the same building as the Eye unit. It is currently managed by an ENT Nurse and one Enrolled Nurse. The majority of the cases are managed at the unit with a few advanced cases referred to the main teaching hospital in the town of Kumasi. Syringing, ear wicking, aural toilets and removal of foreign bodies are examples of the procedures performed at the unit. Clinic days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday with outreaches done on Tuesday and Thursdays. Conditions such as, pharyngitis, otitis media and external sinusitis epistaxis among others are seen at the unit. During outreach, screening is performed at schools and churches with an average daily patient load of 200. Health education is also done during screening and outreach projects