Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Retires after 32 Years of Service
Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso, a consultant Plastic, Aesthetic and Hand surgeon, has formally retired after 32 years of service to KATH the last five of which he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital.
The Board and Management of the hospital have organized a send-off reception in his honour in recognition of his unbroken service to the hospital and in appreciation for his impressive contribution to its growth during his tenure as the CEO.
The heavily attended event had a number of dignitaries present including Board Members, Directors, heads of departments and units at KATH and the Chief Director at the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, Mrs. Emelia Botchwey, who represented the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah. The CEOs for the Korle Bu and the Cape Coast Teaching Hospitals were also in attendance.
In his valedictory speech, Dr. Owusu-Danso expressed his heartfelt gratitude to His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, for the opportunity given him to serve as the CEO of the hospital since 2017.
Dr. Owusu-Danso also thanked the Asantehene, the Hon. Ministers for Health and Ashanti Region, the immediate past and present Boards, his management and members of staff for the enormous support given him during his tenure of office.
During his time in office, a number of monumental projects were initiated and other stalled ones reactivated to improve the infrastructure base of the hospital, including two PSA Oxygen Plants, a 49-bed block of flats for House Officers, the National Cleft Surgical Centre funded by Smile Train, the 24-hour Pharmacy, a 196-bed hostel for patients’ relatives under a BOT arrangement, and the 507-bed Maternity and Children’s block project funded by the government of Ghana.
Under his tenure, KATH became the first Teaching Hospital to be accredited by the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), registering the highest score among the Teaching Hospitals in the country. New directorates and units including Radiology and Laboratory Services Directorates were also created during his tenure.
Dr. Owusu-Danso was appointed into office in July 2017 by his Excellency President Nana Akuffo-Addo and served under two separate Boards, both chaired by Nana Effah Apenteng.
