The Chief of Piase, Nana Osei Afriyie GYAMERA II has cut the sod for the construction of a 20-bed Hospital at Piase, in Bosomtwe district in the Ashanti Region.
The facility is one of the major health projects being undertaken in the community to improve access to health care
The hospital will be equipped with a laboratory, procedure unit, circulation unit, physiotherapy and consulting/counselling rooms besides the accident and emergency/intensive care units.
There will also be a theatre ward, washrooms, changing rooms, as well as a store and nurse station offices.
It will also have a recovery room, dental clinic, kitchen/canteen, labour/maternity facility, delivery room, laundry, technical installation and maintenance unit, workshop and a store.
At a ceremony to symbolise the commencement of work on the project, Nana Osei Afriyie GYAMERA II said his elders was committed to seeing to the successful completion of the project.
He said the investment into the health sector was to address the uneven distribution of healthcare infrastructure.
Projects under the initiative are expected to be completed within 12 months.
The Chief also used the opportunity to appeal to citizens from other countries as well as other well-meaning persons to assist in addressing the community’s various difficulties.
Dorah Korkor Danso, a Senior Staff Midwife at the Piase CHIPS Compound, expressed her gratitude to the Chief for taking the initiative to create a larger health center for the community.
According to her, the facility’s limited capacity makes it impossible to provide appropriate healthcare to patients because, both genders share the same ward.
Madam Danso pleaded with the government to provide them with adequate laboratory and maternity equipment in order to ensure safe delivery.
Daniel Owusu Fordjour, Assembly member for the Piase Electoral Area, has also expressed his delight at the initiative.
He noted that aside from the Chief’s initiative, the District Assembly has also pledged to cut sod for the construction of another health facility in the community.
Some residents who graced the event could not help but admire the Chief for his dedication to the community’s development.
