Ridge Hospital

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as the Ridge Hospital, is believed to have been opened by the British around 1928. A considerable amount of renovation work as well as new constructions have been carried out over the years, but the Hospital still consists of a large number of individual buildings in different shades of quality, size, architecture and appearance. As part of Government efforts to improve health care infrastructure towards Universal Health Coverage, the Hospital was considered for expansion and upgrading. Consequently, the Government of Ghana and the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of the USA; and the HSBC Bank of the United Kingdom signed an agreement to build an ultra-modern facility of about 620 beds, with the full complement of specialist services that would adequately meet the growing demand for quality secondary and tertiary level health care services in the Greater Accra Region.

The new GARH has among others, an ultra-modern 420-bed capacity, a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment block with 24-hour surgery department, delivering unit, accident and emergency unit, pharmacy, a logistic building, a 42-accommodation facility for staff, a school of Anaesthesia, a new mortuary and a new road network.

Vision
To become a centre of excellence in the provision of secondary level services to ensure a healthy population with universal access to quality health service

Mission
To provide and prudently manage comprehensive and accessible quality health care service with emphasis on secondary level health care services in accordance with approved national policies.

OUR CORE FUNCTIONS

As a Regional Hospital the Broad functions include:

1. Serving as a secondary referral centre for all health facilities in the GAR and beyond.
2. Ensuring adequate provision of medical supplies and consumables.
3. Providing In – Service and continuing education for health staff.
4. Mobilizing funding for maintenance of equipment, estates and vehicles.
5. Undertaking quality assurance activities.
6. Providing specialist support service to all health institutions in the GAR.
7. Serving as referral centre for health institutions in the region.
8. Conducting operational research to improve upon service delivery
9. Providing Public Health Services.

OUR SERVICES

Being a secondary referral centre and situated in the heart of the country, Accra, The Ridge Hospital boasts of the best facilities within and without the country. Services also offered are the best one could afford. Our services include, bur are not limited to the following:

1. Out-Patient Services
2. Emergency services
3. Orthopaedic and Trauma Services
4. General Dental Services
5. Maxillofacial Services
6. ENT Services
7. Ophthalmology Services
8. Obstetric and Gynaecological Services
9. Family Planning and Cervicare Services
10. Anaesthesia and Pain Services
11. Critical Care Services
12. General Surgical Services
13. Neurosurgical Services
14. Minimally Invasive Surgical Services
15. Burns and Reconstructive Services
16. Urological Services
17. Renal Dialysis Services
18. Diabetic and Endocrinology Services
19. Endoscopy Services
20. Dermatological Services
21. Cardiology Services
22. Child Health Services
23. Neonatal Intensive Care
24. Kangaroo Mother Care

Public Health Services

• Laboratory Services

1. Parasitology
2. Bacteriology
3. Haematology
4. Chemistry
5. Histopathology
6. Clinical Pathology
7. Immunology / CD4

• Blood Transfusion Services
• Radiological Services

1. X-ray,
2. Fluoroscopy
3. Ultrasound
4. CT Scan,
5. MRI,
6. Mammography

• Physiotherapy Services
• Spine Health Services
• Mental Health Services
• Clinical Psychology Services
• Pharmaceutical Services
• Mortuary Services
• Ambulance Services

Other services available include

1. Medicine,
2. Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
3. New-born and Paediatrics,
4. Accident & Emergency,
5. Radiology, and
6. Pharmacy.