Korle Bu Teaching Hospital | |
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Ministry of Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Accra, Accra Metropolis District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public - Ghana Health Service |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Ghana Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 1600[1] |
History | |
Opened | 9 October 1923[2] |
Links | |
Website | KBTH |
Lists | Hospitals in Ghana |
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is a public teaching hospital established in 1923 and located in the Ablekuma South District in the Accra Metropolitan District of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.[3][4] It is the only public tertiary hospital in the southern part of the country. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana. In 2019, the hospital gained a licence from the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), after meeting the requirement.[5]