{"id":167236,"date":"2024-04-01T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/01\/dumsor-shouldnt-happen-in-hospitals-again\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:56:18","slug":"dumsor-shouldnt-happen-in-hospitals-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/01\/dumsor-shouldnt-happen-in-hospitals-again\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dumsor&#8217; shouldn&#8217;t happen in hospitals again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has expressed concern over power outages in health facilities, stating that such incidents could have disastrous consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come in the wake of the alleged death of a three-day-old baby at the Tema General Hospital on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Sunday, March 31, Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo stated, \u201cIt is a problem we are all experiencing but to have facilities such as hospitals have power outages to the extent that it causes the loss of life is something that should never happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rashida Abubakar Tetteh, the 24-year-old mother of the deceased baby, revealed that she was informed by a doctor that her son could not survive due to the non-functioning medical equipment during the power outage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to visit my son, but I didn\u2019t see him. I was waiting outside when one doctor came to inform me that they were sorry, but due to the lights out, my child could not survive because the incubator was not working. The lights went off on Tuesday evening. No staff has spoken to me, and they haven\u2019t said anything to me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the hospital issued a statement on Wednesday, March 27, refuting these claims as unfounded and urging the public to disregard them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is worth noting that no lives were lost as a result of this power outage,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<div class=\"entry-content no-share\">\n<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has expressed concern over power outages in health facilities, stating that such incidents could have disastrous consequences. 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