Nineteen employees members of the Wa Municipal Hospital have been charged for illegally taking cash from shoppers, of the power.
Following an in depth investigation into the alleged extortion which proved to be correct, administration has ordered the suspects to refund the assorted sums of cash they earned from the shoppers illegally.
The probe by a six-member disciplinary committee revealed that the accused individuals engaged in indiscriminate gross sales of non-drug medical consumables and picked up unauthorised charges on the maternity ward of the hospital.
In line with administration, the refunds, which vary from GH¢4 to GH¢286, are a part of the punitive measures imposed on the affected employees by the six-member disciplinary committee.
This committee was tasked with investigating complaints of extortion, insubordination, charging of unlawful charges, and the unlawful sale of non-drug consumables on the hospital.
The administrator of the Wa Municipal Hospital, Sampson Abu, confirming the incident in an interview emphasised that administration determined to analyze the difficulty after receiving a number of complaints of illegalities within the hospital.
“The hospital’s administration has just lately obtained important public criticism for its terrible employees conduct in the direction of prospects. Probably the most critical considerations was the alleged unlawful indiscriminate sale of non-drug medical consumables to shoppers on the maternity ward, however administration precautions.
“So in our quest to reveal dedication to upholding the dignity of each shoppers and employees, a committee was shaped to analyze the problems and the investigations got here out with proof implicating some midwives in grave violations,” he famous in an interview monitored by The Ghana Report on Channel One TV.
The administrator talked about that the midwives had been promoting non-drug medical consumables similar to surgical gloves, urinary catheters, urine baggage, pads, and mattress mats to expectant moms within the maternity ward with out the data of the hospital’s authorities.
He stated a few of the midwives additionally confessed to improper calls for and the gathering of unauthorised charges opposite to the Ghana Well being Service’s code of conduct and disciplinary procedures.
The administrator defined that other than the refund, a few of the affected individuals will endure modifications of their work schedule or locations and different punitive measures relying on the gravity of their offences to function a deterrent to all different employees of the municipal hospital.
The actions taken in opposition to the employees in response to Mr. Abu are in accordance with Chapter 8 sub-sections 1 and 4 of the Ghana Well being Service code of conduct and disciplinary procedures which discuss main offences and penalties.
Administration of the hospital urged the general public to proceed to have belief within the facility and to not hesitate to report all points for redress.