Ridge Hospital: Woman Cries to President Mahama After Husband Is Allegedly Denied Emergency Bed
- A Ghanaian woman broke down at Ridge Hospital after staff allegedly told her to transfer her critically ill husband to another hospital
- The woman waited several hours at Ridge’s emergency unit before learning there were no available hospital beds
- Her appeal to John Mahama surfaced amid controversy involving Ridge nurse Rejoice Bortei’s injury claims and lawsuit
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Ridge Hospital has once again found itself courting headlines for all the wrong reasons after a distressed Ghanaian woman broke down in tears, claiming that her husband was denied medical treatment.
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In a trending video, the frustrated woman could be heard wailing at the hospital after staff at the medical facility allegedly advised her to transfer her critically ill husband to another hospital.
According to the yet-to-be-identified woman, her spouse was rushed to the emergency unit the previous day, and she had to wait several hours for the hospital staff to respond that there were no available beds.
Ghanaian woman cries out at Ridge Hospital
The woman could be heard making an emotional appeal to President John Mahama, begging for urgent assistance. Her husband's condition reportedly worsened as they waited for medical attention, only to be told to seek care at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital instead.
Her outcry comes in the wake of a broader controversy involving Ridge Hospital nurse Rejoice Tsotsoo Bortei and social activist Ralph St Williams.
Rejoice, who recently filed a GH¢7 million lawsuit against Ralph for defamation and assault, faced another intense scrutiny after her injury claims were questioned. Medical reports allegedly contradicted her statements, sparking doubts about professionalism at the hospital.
Watch the video of the Ghanaian woman calling upon President Mahama at the Ridge Hospital below:
Ghanaians react to woman's Ridge Hospital outcry
Following the incident, some Ghanaians have taken to social media to question the processes and professionalism at Ridge Hospital, citing systemic failures and poor patient management.
YEN.com.gh collected reactions from Ghanaians who watched the video on X. Some of the comments are below.
@fixondennis said:
"Dani mediɛntsɛ e tee ridge helatsamɔ he, e na lɛ helatsamɔ he ni yɛ odgodgbaan kaaashi mediɛtsɛ e tee gyɛmɛ. Sane a fee noko yɛ he waaa. Kɛ nɛkɛ lɛɛɛ sane!"
@Is_me02 wrote:
"So you see that Ralph was right about all these things happening at Ridge Hospital, as for Korle-bu dier another story for another time."
@Doriginalsource commented:
"Ralph will be vindicated, and all those staff there will surely be sacked. How can you treat patients like this?"
@Xerxes_9 said:
"The nonchalant attitude of nurses and doctors in our hospitals is becoming alarming."
@Kelvin_Janviah wrote:
"People may take it as politics, but when it happens to you or your family member, that’s when you will feel their pain."
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Ralph St. Williams responds to GH¢7m lawsuit
YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that controversial Ghanaian activist Ralph St. Williams finally responded to the Ridge Hospital nurse after she sued him for GH¢ 7 million.
Speaking in an interview on Onua Maakye, St. Williams denied assaulting the nurse, Bortei.
He also disclosed that after seeking medical assistance for an injured individual, nurses were slow to help and told him he was being disruptive by demanding assistance.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
