HOSPITAL HOLDS GET-TOGETHER FOR CLIENTS (PAGE 29, JAN 12, 2011)

THE New Crystal Hospital at Ashaiman has organised an end-of-year get-together for its clients and stakeholders at a ceremony at Ashaiman. 
The programme, which formed part of the hospital’s social responsibility, was aimed at strengthening relationship between the hospital and its clients.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the facility, Dr Wisdom Amegbletor, said the gesture, which was the first of its kind, would be an annual affair.
He said the management and staff of the hospital were committed to the delivery of quality health care to its teeming clients and the general public.
Dr Amegbletor hinted of plans to register many of its clients under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to help patients spend little of their income on health-related issues.
He appealed to the residents to seek regular medical attention rather than waiting until sicknesses had a toll on them.
The Municipal Chief Executive for the area, Mr Numo Adinortey Addison, said his outfit attached special importance to health issues as a result of its socio-economic impact in the municipality.
According to him, statistics of outpatient department attendance (OPD) recorded in various health facilities across the municipality clearly demonstrated that the residents were making considerable efforts on their well-being.
He, however, expressed worry about the increase in malaria, respiratory tract infection and diarrhoea.
Mr Numo mentioned other common diseases in the area as skin infections, ulcers, hypertension and charged stakeholders to intensify public sensitisation on them.
The MCE stated that more than 37,484 were registered under the NHIS in 2010, which was an improvement over the 27,545 recorded in 2009.
He assured the residents that the government was working tirelessly to fulfil the one-time premium payment of the NHIS.
Mr Numo also underscored the need for stakeholders to step up the HIV and AIDS campaign as part of strategies aimed at reducing infection rates within the municipality.
Managers of the hospital also unveiled three new herbal products, the crystalenia malaria treatment herbal medicine, crystal balm liniment and crystal tea, as additions to the herbal treatment services which the facility also provides in complement to the facility’s existing services.
Present at the ceremony was the regent of Ashaiman, Nii Adjor Annang.