Personnel

• At least two Medical Doctors ( must have at least five years post qualification experience and to be in good standing with the Medical and Dental Council of Ghana)
• At least eight registered nurses/ nurse practitioners/midwives (must have at least five years post qualification experience and in good standing with Nursing and Midwifery Council.)
• 2 Part Time Specialists
• 1 Pharmacist (must have at least five years post qualification experience and to be in standing with the Pharmacy Council of Ghana.)
• 4 Hospital Assistants
• 4 Nurse Assistants (must be in good standing with Nursing and Midwifery Council.)
• 1 Radiographer (must have at least five years post qualification experience and to be in good standing with the Allied Health Professionals Council of Ghana)
• 1 Physiotherapist (must have at least five years post qualification experience and to be in good standing with the Allied Health Professionals Council of Ghana)
• 1 Laboratory Scientist (must have at least five years post qualification experience and to be in good standing with the Allied Health Professionals Council of Ghana)
• 1 Anesthetist ((must have at least five years post qualification experience and to be in good standing with approved Council of Ghana)

Premises

• Waiting and reception area of at least 4 x 3 metres size with seating facilities, a reception table, a registration table, medical record keeping facilities, a wheel chair/ patients’ trolley, adequate ventilation, a weighing scale and stadiometer for heights.
• Nurses bay
• Doctors rooms
• Consulting rooms of least 4×3 meters with an examination couch, a wash hand basin, thermometer, good light source, stethoscope, diagnostic set, sphygmomanometer, table and chairs and adequate ventilation;
• Treatment rooms of at least 2×3 metres with instruments cabinet, with washable floors and floor drains.
• Separate wards for male, female, children and maternity with locker and over-bed table for each bed, ward screen
• Operating theatres with sluice, washable floors and floor drains.
• X-ray rooms with protective gear and changing area.
• Clean patients’ toilet and bath facilities with adequate water supply.
• Central sterile supply department
• Medical records department with up to date records.
• Mosquito proof doors and windows
• Washable floors with floor drain
• Clean patients’ toilet and bath facilities with adequate water supply
• Constant electricity supply with alternative power supply in good working condition
• Adequate general water supply.

Service

• First line treatment
• Primary Health Care Service
• Health Promotion
• Out-Patient Services for general, medical, surgical, pediatric and maternal care.
• In-patient services, for general, medical, surgical, pediatric and maternal care.
• Laboratory services
• Pharmacy services
• X-ray services
• Blood Bank
• Specialty health services (Optical, Dental Psychiatry etc.)

Equipment

• Dressing trolley/tray with cotton swab, needles and syringes, galipot dressing, forceps needle holder, antiseptics and disinfectants, gauze/bandages, disposable gloves, injection trolley and equipment, wash hand basin and dressing stool.
• Sterilizer/autoclave.

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3. Emergency tray containing needles and syringes, scalp vein needles, iv giving set, injection hydrocortisone, injection adrenaline, 5% dextrose, normal saline, injection aminophylline, gloves;
4. Suture kit containing needles, nylon, analgesics, iodine, gauge etc
5. Resuscitative equipment including ambubag, oxygen trolley, suction machine( auto or pedal) and drip stand;
6. Possession of appropriate equipment and staff to render services in the fields of specialization;
For the following units/clinics please refer to the specific requirements for the respective facilities
1. Laboratory unit of a Hospital
2. Eye clinic of a Hospital
3. Maternity ward of a Hospital
4. Dental clinic of a Hospital
5. Psychiatric clinic of a Hospital
6. Pharmacy of a hospital
7. Diagnostic Units of a Hospital ( X-ray, MRI, Ultrasound, CT, Mammography, bone Densitometry