Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Ministry of Health
The entrance of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)
Map
Geography
LocationKumasi, Kumasi Metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Coordinates6°41′51″N 1°37′54″W / 6.697479°N 1.631690°W / 6.697479; -1.631690
Organisation
Care systemGhana Health Service / NHIS Accredited
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1000[1]
History
Opened1954
Links
Websitewww.kathhsp.org
ListsHospitals in Ghana

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) also known as GEE after the name of its contractors Messrs. GEE Walter & Slater [2] in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, is the second-largest hospital in Ghana,[3] and the only tertiary health institution in the Ashanti Region.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference About Us was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital-About Us". Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital online. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  3. ^ Govindaraj, Ramesh; A.A.D. Obuobi; N.K.A. Enyimayew; P. Antwi; S. Ofosu-Amaah (August 1996). "Hospital Autonomy (GEE) in Ghana: The Experience of Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals" (PDF). Data for Decision Making Project. School of Public Health, University of Ghana and Harvard School of Public Health. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  4. ^ Ashiagbor, George; Ofori-Asenso, Richard; Forkuo, Eric K.; Agyei-Frimpong, Seth (September 2020). "Measures of geographic accessibility to health care in the Ashanti Region of Ghana". Scientific African. 9: e00453. Bibcode:2020SciAf...900453A. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00453.
  5. ^ "Komfo Ankye Teaching Hospital".