Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Hospital in Greater Accra Region, Ghana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is a public teaching hospital established in 1923 and located in the Ablekuma South District in the Accra Metropolitan District of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[3][4] It is the only public tertiary hospital in the southern part of the country. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana. Three centres of excellence—the National Cardiothoracic Centre, the National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Radiotherapy Centres—are all part of the hospital. In 2019, the hospital gained a licence from the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), after meeting the requirement.[5]
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Korle Bu Teaching Hospital | |
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Ministry of Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Accra, Accra Metropolis District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public - Ghana Health Service |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Ghana Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 1600[1] |
History | |
Opened | 9 October 1923[2] |
Links | |
Website | KBTH |
Lists | Hospitals in Ghana |
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