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<\/a><\/p>\nHe further extolled all those whose contributions have kept the hospital functioning.<\/p>\n
Medical Superintendant of the Walewale District Hospital, Dr. Abukari Abdulai thanked Dr. Bawumia for the project.<\/p>\n
He recounted how insufficient water delivery affected staff output and described the intervention as a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hospital was seriously hit by acute shortage of water supply compelling hospital authorities to resort to fetching water from wells and boreholes just to render clinical care and surgical interventions to patients.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis unfortunate situation culminated in loss of precious working hours and impeded quality of care being rendered to patients,\u201d Dr. Abdulai revealed.
\nHe said attendance had increased over the years due to good customer care and excellent client centeredness.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recorded OPD attendance of 45,617 in 2011, 63,329 in 2012 and 91,119 in 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n
He announced that about 98 percent of the hospital\u2019s clients were insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme.<\/p>\n
Dr. Abdulai showed appreciation for a standby generator provided by the West Mamprusi District Assembly.<\/p>\n He also commended the first lady, Lordina Mahama for donating hospital beds and other assorted medical consumables to the hospital not forgetting Alhaji Abuba alias Nasona who is building a 40 bed capacity children\u2019s ward there.<\/p>\n Dr. Abdulai catalogued the hospital\u2019s challenges including inadequate infrastructure, lack of fence wall, staff accommodation, understaffing, poorly equipped theater, delays in reimbursing NHIS claims and weak institutional ambulance service.<\/p>\n The Walewale hospital started as a health centre and was upgraded to the status of a district hospital in 1996.<\/p>\n The first medical Doctor was posted there in 2000.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAs a major referral facility in the West Mamprusi District, it has 100 bed capacity.<\/p>\n