Tamale West Hospital

Tamale West Hospital
Tamale West Hospital
Geography
Location	Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana
Organisation
Care system	Government
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Ghana

Tamale West Hospital, located in Tamale, Ghana, is a government healthcare institution serving the Tamale community and its surrounding areas.^[1]

History

Tamale West Hospital commenced its operations as a polyclinic in April 1998 and swiftly transitioned to a district hospital within the same year. As of 2024, it is a referral center for the Tamale Metro sub-district health facilities. The hospital offers 24-hour services across seven functional wards: Male, Maternity, Labour, Emergency, Children, Female, and Surgical wards.^[2]^[3]

Facilities

Facilities include:^[4]^[3]

Newborn care unit. In November 2021, UNICEF built a 54-bed newborn care unit for the hospital to provide better healthcare services to newborn babies and mothers, and to enhance general healthcare.^[5]
Maternity ward
Labour room
Theatre
Pharmacy
Eye clinic

References

^ "Ghana.GOV | Tamale West Hospital". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2012-12-27). "Tamale West Hospital opens eye clinic". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
^ ^a ^b "Tamale West Hospital opens eye clinic | News Ghana". News Ghana. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
^ "Tamale west hospital Nurses nervous over covid-19 results as management recall them". Zaa Radio 99.3 FM. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
^ "Tamale West Hospital receives power plant from UNICEF". The Daily Statesman Newspaper. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

[1] "Ghana.GOV | Tamale West Hospital". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

[2] Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2012-12-27). "Tamale West Hospital opens eye clinic". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[:0-3] "Tamale West Hospital opens eye clinic | News Ghana". News Ghana. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

[4] "Tamale west hospital Nurses nervous over covid-19 results as management recall them". Zaa Radio 99.3 FM. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

[5] "Tamale West Hospital receives power plant from UNICEF". The Daily Statesman Newspaper. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-10.

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