Ten
insurance schemes owe hospital huge sum
Kumasi, Oct. 21, Ghanadot/GNA - Ten Mutual Health
Insurance Schemes (MHIS) in the Ashanti Region are
indebted to the Kwadaso Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA)
Hospital in Kumasi to the tune of GH¢ 830,000.
Pastor Kwabena Annor-Boafo, Health Ministries Director
of the Ghana Union Conference (GUC) of the SDA Church,
said they include Subin, Manhyia, Bantama, Asokwa,
Atwima-Mponua, Bosomtwe, Atwima-Nwabiagya Bekwai, Agona
and Mampong.
The amount has been outstanding since April and covered
surgeries, deliveries and Out-Patient Department (OPD)
services.
Pastor Annor-Boafo told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in
Kumasi that this was a major worry to the hospital and
management found it difficult to pay for utility
services and the hospital was running out of medical
supplies.
He said owing to the critical nature of the situation,
they had met the Scheme Managers to demand payment
without delay.
This, he said, was the only way clients of the scheme
could be assured of access to health care at the
facility.
Pastor Annor-Boafo also touched on the celebration of
"121 years of Adventism in Ghana" and the Health
Ministries of the church has declared 2009 as "Health
Emphasis Year".
Among programmes lined-up are blood donation, clean up
exercises and outreach education campaign on mental
health, narcotic and medicinal drugs abuse.
GNA
