The Eastern Regional Hospital (ERH) in Koforidua is aiming to attain teaching hospital status as it marks 100 years of healthcare service.

Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the hospital’s centenary celebration, Medical Director Dr. Saanwie Suntaa Aiden said the facility has the personnel and wide range of services needed to support that vision.

“This hospital, I think in terms of personnel and the range of services we render, we are at a teaching hospital level,” he said.

Dr. Aiden, however, noted that achieving the goal would require improved infrastructure and modern equipment, particularly the completion of the New Eastern Regional Hospital project.

“What we need to propel us to the realization of that vision fully is to be able to have a well-equipped facility with state-of-the-art equipment,” he stated.

He expressed optimism about the future of the project following assurances from government that work would soon resume.

His comments came after Eastern Regional Minister Rita Akosua Awatey announced that John Dramani Mahama had directed the contractor handling the New Eastern Regional Hospital project to return to site.

“I am pleased to announce the long-awaited news from the President of the Nation that the New Eastern Regional Hospital project will soon revive its work,” she said.

According to the Minister, the directive reflects government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure and improving access to quality healthcare in the Eastern Region.

Dr. Aiden said the hospital remains hopeful construction will progress as expected.

“We are patiently following the progress of the work, hoping that that can come out very soon. It is a priority area for us as a facility to get to the next level,” he said.

He added that management would continue investing internally generated funds into the development of the hospital while seeking partnerships to support its growth.

“Whatever little we generate, we are going to put it back into the facility to build it to the next level,” he noted.

Dr. Aiden also stressed the need to develop specialist human resources to support the hospital’s long-term ambition.

“We have to be working towards the human resource to be able to function fully as a teaching hospital when we get there. So that is going to be my goal going forward,” he said.

The remarks were made at the launch of the Eastern Regional Hospital’s centenary celebration under the theme: “A Century of Quality Healthcare, Innovation and Excellence.”

Established in 1926, the hospital has served as a major referral facility in the Eastern Region for the past 100 years and is expected to roll out a series of activities in the coming months to commemorate the milestone.

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