Tamale Teaching Hospital
| Tamale Teaching Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public - Ghana Health Service |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University for Development Studies |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| History | |
| Founded | 1974[1] |
| Links | |
| Website |
tamaleteachinghospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Ghana |
The Tamale Teaching Hospital is a regional hospital in Tamale in the Northern region of Ghana. It serves as a referral hospital for the three northern regions of Ghana[2] It cooperates with the University for Development Studies in Northern Ghana to offer undergraduate and graduate programs in medicine, nursing and nutrition. It is the third teaching hospital in Ghana after the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.[1]
History
The hospital was established in 1974 and was formerly known as the Tamale Regional Hospital. It was to provide various health care services to the people of the three Northern regions of Ghana namely, the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.[1]
Teaching hospital status
In 2005 the Northern Regional Coordinating Council decided to partner the Ghana Health Service to upgrade the hospital to the status of a Teaching Hospital.[3] The upgrade made the hospital the third teaching hospital in the country. The upgrade was to help with the training of health professionals from the University of Development Studies.[1][3]
Mandate
The mandate of the hospital is set by Act 525 of the Ghana Health Service and Teaching Hospitals Act of 1996. The stipulations of the mandate empowers the hospital to function in three critical areas namely, the provision of advanced clinical health services, supporting the training of undergraduates and postgraduates in medical sciences and finally, undertaking research into health issues for the purpose of improving health care.[1]
Development
The hospital in 2012 had a donation of 335,000 Ghana cedis for the construction of an ultra modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The donation from MTN Ghana was in response to a need identified by Lord Paul Boateng and his wife when the visited the hospital in 2011.[4] The unit upon completion will have facilities to serve forty neonates and their mothers. It will have office spaces as well as students' learning areas.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Our Mandate". tamaleteachinghospital.org. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Hospitals in Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tamale Regional Hospital to be upgraded". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "MTN Ghana Foundation to Build an Ultra-Modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Tamale Teaching Hospital". tamaleteachinghospital.org. Retrieved December 19, 2012.