The Board Chair of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Titus Beyuo, has strongly denied claims that beds were donated to the facility by the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, following a viral video alleging patients were being treated on the floor.
Prof. Beyuo clarified that the beds in question were procured by the hospital prior to the minister’s visit, dismissing suggestions that they were donated in response to the incident.
Reports had indicated that about 200 beds were donated after the minister’s visit, which followed a viral video showing patients allegedly lying on the floor due to a shortage of beds.
The footage sparked widespread concern about conditions at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Centre.
Hospital management had earlier maintained that patients were seated on chairs while awaiting admission and were not being treated on the floor.
The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Yakubu Seidu Adam, also rejected claims that the video reflected conditions in the emergency wards.
Speaking in an interview with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV’s The Point of View, Prof. Beyuo described reports of the donation as inaccurate.
“That is misreporting. At the time the Minister arrived, these beds were in and installed. So, it’s not as though the minister came and subsequently donated the beds. Korle Bu has done this procurement over time, since this board came into being,” he explained.
