Twin brothers, Ebenezer Banahene and Emmanuel Banahene, have set up a 50-bed hospital at Tema community 18, near the Adonai Hotel – adjacent Tema West Municipal Assembly.
The twins, who are based in the United States of America, have added to their list of business assets which include hotels and hospitals.
Named the Banahene Specialist Hospital, the medical facility is equipped with ultra-modern laboratory equipment and other sophisticated diagnostic machines for the detection and treatment of most diseases.
Some general medical services offered at the hospital include pediatric obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, dialysis and surgical centres, fertility and ultrasound, electrocardiogram, ear, nose and throat (ENT) services, occupational and physical therapy in addition to general consultation among others.
There was a colourful ceremony to officially unveil the facility, with the President of the Regional House of Chiefs – the Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area – Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II; and MP for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah in attendance.
Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II urged the staff of the facility to make the welfare of patients their utmost priority by attending to their medical needs and services with urgency and in a timely manner.
He further encouraged the staff of the hospital to maintain the standard, and safeguard its reputation while advising the owners to also ensure that the workers are well-motivated.
He also encouraged the use of technology to allow patients to book appointments online before arriving at the hospital.
Carlos Ahenkorah, MP, also encouraged the staff to make Banahene Specialist Hospital the preferred choice for patients: “I urge the workers to put this hospital first, and manage it as if it were theirs. I also expect this building to be well-maintained. Patients should bear in mind that this health centre is a private one and should be ready to pay for services offered.”
He also, in a speech, called on the hospital owners and all managers of hospital facilities to venture into health tourism as has been successfully done by India and some other countries so as to court patients from neighbouring West Africa to patronise healthcare in the country.
Speaking to the press, Ebenezer Banahene and Emmanuel Banahene revealed their reasons for establishing the hospital was due to their childhood struggles. They vowed to give back to society and to also help the needy through employment opportunities and other support packages at the hospital for patients who cannot pay their bills.
They urged Ghanaians to make check-ups at medical facilities their immediate priority so that some of the avoidable and malignant cancers and other dangerous diseases could be detected and dealt with as soon as practicable before degenerating into life-threatening stages.
They revealed that the next phase of their project will be to set up a special surgical department block on a newly acquired land near the hospital.
