As of the end of August there was a skilled workforce of 939 labourers, managers, carpenters, masons, engineers on 6 active hospital sites across Ghana. The workforce is in the majority made up of Ghanaians, with over 55% of those employed from within the local communities, to where the sites are based.
Kumawu District Hospital
The third hospital site in this project is progressing well
Benefits
To you, your family and the local area.
Shorter Waiting Times
The new hospital will be capable of handling an expected 50% attendance increase
State-of-the-art Facility
The new hospital will have 21st Century equipment and facilities.
Capable of Expansion
The hospital is designed to be capable of expansion from 120 beds to 200 beds.
Extra Income
Woody vegetative matter from excavation activities will be offered to affected land users to be used for charcoal burning to provide extra income.
Hospital attendance in the Sekyere Kumawu District has been steadily rising over the last few years and this new district hospital is vital to increase healthcare capacity in the area.
28th June 2024
28th June 2024
28th June 2024
28th June 2024
28th June 2024
28th June 2024
28th June 2024
7th December 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
8th December 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
9th December 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
10th December 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
11th December 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
3rd August 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
3rd August 2023 - Kumawu District Hospital
23rd May 2023 - Kumawu Presidential Visit
23rd May 2023 - Kumawu Presidential Visit
23rd May 2023 - Kumawu Presidential Visit
23rd May 2023 - Kumawu Presidential Visit
23rd May 2023 - Kumawu Presidential Visit
February 2023 - Kumawu
February 2023 - Kumawu
December 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
December 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
27th October 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
27th October 2022 - Kumawu District Hospital
22nd September 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
22nd September 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th August 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th August 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th August 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th July 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th July 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th June 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Spreading of Black Soil
15th June 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
U drain being formed
15th June 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Planting grass
15th June 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Land being prepared for site workshop
15th April 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Laying of flooring
15th April 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Formwork
15th April 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Formwork
15th April 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
Plastering
15th March 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th March 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th February 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th February 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th February 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
15th February 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
29th January 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
29th January 2022 - Kumawu Hospital
5th August 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
5th August 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
5th August 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
18th April 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
18th April 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
25th February 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
25th February 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
12th February 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
7th February 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
7th February 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
7th February 2021 - Kumawu Hospital
30th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
30th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
22nd November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
13th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
13th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
8th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
8th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
8th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
4th November 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
12th September 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
12th September 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
9th August 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
1st August 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
24th July 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
24th July 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
4th June 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
4th June 2020 - Kumawu Hospital
24th October 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
18th October 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Kerb Construction
12th October 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
27th September 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
19th September 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
13th September 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Hospital Fencing
23rd August 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Entrance
10th August 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building
27th July 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Drain works – Building D
15th July 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
21st June 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Pedestrian Walkway
17th June 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Pedestrian Walkway
17th June 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Hospital Road
1st June 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Concrete Pour
1st June 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
24th May 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Drains
16th May 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
10th May 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Services Building
28th April 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Veranda Drains
28th April 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building
27th April 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
21st April 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
14th April 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Veranda Formwork
14th April 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Hospital Fencing
15th March 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Maternity Ward
8th March 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Concrete Spraying
5th March 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Formwork
25th February 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Internal Ward Building
23rd February 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Internal Ward Building
11th February 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Concrete Pour
8th February 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Female Ward
2nd February 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
22nd January 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Concrete Pour
18th January 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Residential Buildings
16th January 2016 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Walls
12th December 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
12th December 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
10th December 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
5th December 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
3rd December 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Building Foundations
25th November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Overview
21st November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
19th November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Concrete Pour
17th November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Foundations
13th November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
12th November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
12th November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Walls Plastering
2nd November 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Wall Panels
28th October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Wall Panels
24th October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Mechanical Installation
23rd October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Staff Housing
19th October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Base
12th October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Wall Plastering
7th October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Building Column Base
2nd October 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Wall Spraying
28th September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
21st September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Wall Panel Plastering
16th September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Steelwork and Foundations
14th September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Wall Panel Plastering
9th September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
9th September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
3rd September 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
31st August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Building
27th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Drainage Line
27th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
26th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
24th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Main Building Steelwork and Roof
19th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
19th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
12th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
12th August 2015
Kumwau Hospital Site Photo
11th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
7th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
5th August 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Building Panels
25th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Male Ward Steelwork
25th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Staff Panel Walls
16th July 2015
Kumwau Hospital Main Drainage Lines
14th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
13th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Steelwork
13th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
6th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Internal Walls
6th July 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ground Works
30th June 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Delivery of Steel Frames
30th June 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
23rd June 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Hospital Ward Foundations
29th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
20th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
14th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
13th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Ward Foundations
13th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Pouring Concrete Base
5th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Constructing Manholes
5th May 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
30th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
30th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
29th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
27th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Excavation Work
27th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Foundations Work
27th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Drainage
13th April 2015 - Kumawu Hospital
Walls Going Up in Traditional Medicine and Public Health Building
10th December 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Beginning of Major Earthworks
10th December 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Beginning of Major Earthworks
15th October 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Site Clearance
13th October 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Site Clearance
29th April 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Public Health & Traditional Medicine Building
14th January 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Cut and Fill Earthworks
14th January 2014 - Kumawu Hospital
Site Levelling Earthworks
Design
Each hospital has been adapted to suit the unique topography and geographical conditions of its location by a world class team of experts from the UK and Ghana.
The innovative design of the hospitals is aimed at providing a therapeutic environment to aid patient recovery while providing value for money by delivering hospitals which require minimal maintenance, have a low energy footprint and have the capacity for future expansion.
A comprehensive process of consultation with local landowners, farmers and other stakeholders has been undertaken ahead of and throughout the hospital build process.
The new hospital will have 21st Century equipment and facilities and is designed to be capable of expansion from 120 beds to 200 beds.
The goal is to support the sustainable advancement of healthcare in Ghana.
The goal is to support the sustainable advancement of healthcare in Ghana.
The proposed new hospital will house
- Two operating theatres
- Theatre recovery unit
- Intensive care unit (ICU)
- Surgical wards (male and female)
- Medical wards (male and female)
- Accident and emergency wards
- Observation/out-patient ward
- Maternity, obstetrics / gynaecology ward
- Paediatric ward
- Public health unit
- Dental unit
- Radiology unit
- Pharmacy/dispensary
- Laboratory
- Blood bank
- Consulting rooms
- Reception/waiting area
- Records office
- Accommodation for core staff
- Conference and training facilities
- Kitchen, laundry
- Hospital stores
- Mortuary
- Maintenance unit/workshop
- Waste disposal unit
Bed Numbers
Adult and Paediatric Wards
- Maternity, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department – Two Wards and Delivery = 32 beds
- Male Surgical Ward = 14 beds
- Female Surgical Ward = 14 beds
- Pediatric Ward = 16 beds
- Male Medical Ward = 14 beds
- Female Medical Ward = 14 beds
- Theatre Recovery Beds = 4 beds
- Accident and Emergency = 6 bed (Triage)
- Outpatients = 6 bed (Observation)
- Mothers Hostel = 18 beds
- Total: 138 beds
- l L-shaped wards with central staff base supporting both wings
- l Mix of of private and open wards
- l Innovative central spine layout enables patients to look directly outside to therapeutic gardens and views beyond
- l Garden space defined for each ward
- l Variant for children
A strong, sustainable design concept based upon a series of distinct landscapes
Landscape Concept
'Care and Cure' concept employs international best practice for healthcare design incorporating therapeutic and functional garden spaces
- A therapeutic environment – buildings in a landscape
- Calming, relaxing and promoting healing
- Celebrating views of the hospital and capturing views of the local area
- Creating bespoke designs for each hospital responding to local environments using indigenous plants
- Using traditional medicinal plants and herbs
- ‘Woodland’ providing screening and shade
- ‘Plantation’ with trees creating shade whilst maintaining views through
- Formal gardens celebrating focal areas and entrances
- Private gardens for each ward where patients can convalesce, relax and meet relatives
- Open ‘Savannah’ areas providing longer views across the site and beyond
- Swales creating attractive and effective water courses managing water flows in rainy seasons
- Play areas for children
Hospital Progress
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As of the end of July there was a skilled workforce of 893 labourers, managers, carpenters, masons, engineers on 5 active hospital sites across Ghana. The workforce is in the majority made up of Ghanaians, with almost 75% of those employed from within the local communities, to where the sites are based.
Ghana Health Service – HR Workshop for Fomena and Kumawu District Hospitals
By adminnmsiFomena, Kumawu, ProgressThe Ghana Heath Service (GHS) and NMS Infrastructure organised a 4-day HR workshop to discuss the human resources plan for the new district hospitals being built in Fomena and Kumawu, in order to ensure that the hospitals are well staffed and operated to an optimum level as soon as they become operational.
The workshop, including field visits, was well attended and proved a success.