The Chairman of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Board, Professor Titus Beyuo, has notified Parliament that the government intends to implement a National Integrated Bed Management and Referral Coordination System to address the persistent issue of ‘no-bed syndrome’ in hospitals nationwide.
According to the medical doctor, this policy will provide real-time data on available hospital beds across the country, enabling the National Ambulance Service to promptly identify facilities with capacity to admit patients.
Professor Beyuo made this disclosure during a parliamentary session on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, while contributing to a statement regarding the death of 29-year-old Charles Amissah.
“The current Minister of Health had already set in motion a team to solve this situation comprehensively. They are finalising a document on a National Integrated Bed Management and Referral Coordination System.
“This will be backed by IT and will allow us in real time to determine the types of beds available in a particular hospital—whether ICU beds, stroke beds, maternity beds, or beds for children. This work has been ongoing. It is unfortunate that while it was in its final weeks, this incident happened,” he explained.
Charles Amissah, an engineer at Promasidor Ghana Limited, died after a hit-and-run accident at Circle Overpass in Accra.
Despite being stabilised by emergency services, he was turned away by three hospitals due to lack of beds.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
