Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is the primary health care facility in Ghana. It is the only tertiary hospital in the southern part of Ghana and it is also a teaching hospital affiliated with the medical school of the University of Ghana.

History
The hospital was founded in 1923. as the Gold Coast Hospital. The then Governor, Gordon Guggisberg laid the foundation for Korle Bu Hospital in 1921, and it was finally opened on 9 October 1923. The hospital has expanded in phases and now has 1600 beds. A statue of Gordon Guggisberg was put up in front of the old administration building of the hospital on its 50th anniversary.

In 2007, funded by the World Bank and the Minstry of Health, Ghana the standby power system to Korle-Bu was replaced after 3 years of no central backup supply. The expanded system of 3mVA provides power to the whole of Korle-Bu Hospital and was opened by the Minister of Health, Major Courage Quashigah (retd) and Mr G Asiedu of G&J Technical Services on June 6th 2007 (Daily Graphic (Ghana)).

Institutions
The hospital has a very large campus and has expanded to host a number of institutions. The list includes the following:
 * University of Ghana Medical School
 * University of Ghana Dental School
 * Nurses Training College
 * Midwifery Training School
 * Ghana Medical Association
 * School of Medical Laboratory Technology
 * School of hygiene
 * School of Radiology
 * School of Allied Health Sciences

Centres of Excellence

 * National Cardiothoracic Centre
 * National Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Centre
 * Radiotherapy Centre