Ho Teaching Hospital

Ho Teaching Hospital
Ministry of Health
Geography
Location	Ho, Volta, Ghana
Coordinates	6°36′05″N0°29′03″E / 6.60126°N 0.48404°E / 6.60126; 0.48404
Organisation
Care system	Public - Ghana Health Service
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Ghana

Ho Teaching Hospital formerly Volta Regional Hospital and popularly known as Trafalgar ^[1] is the regional and teaching hospital in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. ^[2] It was the main referral facility in the Volta Region until it was upgraded to a teaching hospital in 2019 to serve the University of Health and Allied Sciences. ^{[3] [4]} It was commissioned as a Teaching Hospital by the Minister of Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang Manu on 29 April 2019 after the Hospital went through strenuous accreditation process by all the Health Professional Regulatory Bodies and the Health Facilities Regulatory Authority in Ghana.

Directorates

The facility has seven (7) directorates that help the facility achieve its vision of becoming "The Premium Hospital in Innovative Tertiary Health Care, Medical Education and Research" ^[5]

• Medical Affairs
• Administration & Support Services
• Nursing Administration
• Human Resources
• Research, Innovation, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Finance
• Pharmacy

Clinical departments

• Internal Medicine
• Surgical
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Child Health
• Public health

Governing Board

Source: ^[5]

• Dr. Felix Gamesu Kwaku Anyah - Chairman
• Dr. Dr. John B.K Tampouri - Chief Executive Officer
• Prof Lydia Aziato - Member
• Mr. Kofi Ampofo Agyapong - Member
• Dr. Prince Sodoke Amuzu - Member
• Justice Ernest Gaewu - Member
• Dr. Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Amponsah - Member
• Dr. Audu Rauf - Member
• Mr. Felix Nyante - Member
• Dr. Sylvia Ayele Deganus - Member

• Mr. Victor Andy Danku - Member

DONATION

Latex Foam Company presented the Ho Teaching Hospital mattresses worth GH¢62,000, courtesy of Madam Gifty Ekeocha Appiah, to improve patient care and comfort. ^[6]

See also

• List of hospitals in the Volta Region

References

1. "Volta Regional Hospital, To Become Ho Teaching Hospital". 5 March 2017.
2. "volta regional hospital now teaching hospital - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. "Hospitals in Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
4. "President Mahama declares Ho Teaching Hospital a teaching hospital". 5 March 2017.
5. "Home". Ho Teaching Hospital. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
6. "Latex Foam donates to Ho Teaching Hospital". Graphic Online. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2025.