HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL COMPLETES REHABILITATION (PAGE 43)

WORK on four projects at the Holy Family Hospital at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region has been completed at a total cost of GH¢251,750.16.
The projects involve the extension and refurbishment of the paediatric ward, reconditioning of the operating theatre and the construction of a physiotherapy complex and a surgical ward.
Ghana Nuts Limited (GNL), a Techiman-based company, financed the paediatric ward project while the remaining three were sponsored by Foundation Medical Help of Holland, through the instrumentality of Dr H. H. J. Wegdam, a retired surgical specialist from Holland, who worked at the hospital for about 12 years.
In addition, GNL donated and installed two industrial washing machines and two dryers to improve on the sanitary conditions at the hospital.
All the projects were dedicated and inaugurated by the Catholic Bishop of Techiman, Most Reverend Dominic Yeboah Nyarko, at a ceremony at the hospital’s premises last Monday, during a send-off party for Dr Wegdam and another retiree, Ms Rita Wilson, the former matron.
Speaking at the function, Most Rev. Nyarko lauded the outgoing surgical specialist, and acknowledged that through his efforts, many medical officers and nurses had come to work and train at the hospital.
“His personal and collaborative contribution to the infrastructural development of the Holy Family Hospital is phenomenal,” the Bishop said of Dr Wegdam.
“We would have liked to keep him for many more years, but life demands, personal health and family issues require that he retires at this stage of his life,” Most Rev. Nyarko stressed.
He asked for God’s blessing for him and Ms Wilson, who he said, had also served the hospital with a lot of commitment and dedication for the past 13 years.
Most Rev. Nyarko noted that the central location of Techiman in the country made it challenging to all workers at the hospital, adding that such a challenge called for due diligence to ensure that they rendered the best services in a very professional manner.
He pointed out that supervision, customer-centred attitude, professionalism, discipline, cleanliness and maintenance culture were a few areas that needed very serious attention by the management team and the diocesan health directorate.
The Bishop announced that work on the proposed Nurses Training College at the hospital would soon begin since a lot of preparation had already been done.
Rev. Fr. Dominic Yaw Assuahene, Director of the Diocesan Health Services, said as a Catholic health institution, it was the vision and ultimate goal of the hospital to give to those who were ill, a reason of hope by showing them God’s love and compassion.
“For us as a Catholic healthcare provider, service to the sick is service to God and what is left is the assistance all of us can give to the hospital just as our able sponsors for these projects have done,” he added.
The Managing Director of GNL, Mr Obed Asante, pointed out that the company had a firm belief in good corporate citizenship and had expressed its commitment to set aside a significant proportion of the company’s budget for the society in which it operated.
“We appreciate the immense contribution of this community to the survival and growth of our company and hereby affirm our unwavering commitment to a partnership with Holy Family Hospital,” he stated.
Mr. Asante expressed the hope that the existing partnership between GNL and the hospital would be strengthened for the ultimate benefit of the community that they mutually cherish and were committed to serve.
A letter from the donors read by Dr Wegdam said in part that, “We as a donor are only interested in good use of all items we bring to you. We have done our part the last twelve and a half years and we pray you will be able to match our efforts in also doing your part in maintaining a good surgical programme that can make good use of our donation.”