The Sycamore Medical Centre, a state of the art hospital in the Western Region has received accreditation from Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) to undertake international medical examination for offshore workers across the world.

The private hospital project, which started in October 1998, is now complete and well-equipped with facilities including obstetric and gynecologic department, neonatal intensive care unit, laboratory and diagnostic centre, ultra scan and electro-cardiogram laboratory, and accident and emergency department.

Others include ten general beds, 20 executive suites, spirometry and audiometry laboratory, pharmacy, wood dressing and POP rooms.

Mr. Paul Evans Adioo, Western Regional Minister at the official opening of the facility, said the importance of a healthy society for the socio-economic advancement of a country could not be down-played.

He said government was appreciative of the contributions of organisations and private individuals, who complement government’s efforts at making quality healthcare accessible to all Ghanaians.

He said the health sector was one priority area of the government’s development agenda and that government would sustain the National Health Insurance Scheme, and provide the necessary infrastructure, logistics and equipment for health delivery in the country.

Touching on Ebola, the Minister said government had put measures in place to address any outbreak in the country adding, “As you may be aware Ghana is to be made a staging post for coordinating international efforts in containing the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in the affected countries.”

The Minister, however, encouraged Ghanaians to adopt personal hygiene and good sanitation practices to ensure that they stayed in good health.

Mr. Aidoo encouraged the staff and management of the facility to provide efficient and effective services to patients and take proper care and maintain the facility.

Dr. Tawiah Siameh, Medical Director of Sycamore Medical Centre, said a simple thought of putting up a medical facility while he was studying at the medical school had become a reality, adding, “Thoughts are indeed things, if you generate thoughts and visualize them and work hard at them with passion and determination, you will succeed.”

He said Ghana needed men and women of wisdom, knowledge and understanding, as the Bible aptly pointed out, adding, “Money comes naturally as by-product as one accumulates and applies wisdom, knowledge and understanding to the little resources.”

Dr. Siameh noted that, the hospital had 50 personnel working in different areas and providing services to 33 companies in the country.