A committee set up to investigate the death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah has found that multiple hospitals failed to properly triage and stabilise him, despite receiving him alive.
Amissah, an employee of Promasidor Ghana Limited, was reportedly knocked down in a hit-and-run accident near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026.
He was initially attended to by personnel from the National Ambulance Service but later struggled to access emergency care. Reports indicate that he was turned away by several facilities, including the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, reportedly due to a lack of available beds.
He died while still in transit, sparking public outrage and renewed concerns about the state of emergency healthcare in Ghana.
Addressing a press conference, Chairman of the committee, Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, said the findings show that all three hospitals received the patient but failed to act promptly.
“At the Police Hospital, the ambulance arrived with the patient alive, but the facility failed to triage and initiate stabilising interventions,” he said.
He added that similar lapses were recorded at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, where the ambulance reportedly remained for about 17 minutes before leaving with the patient still alive.
The committee concluded that delays in emergency response and the failure to provide immediate care significantly contributed to the outcome.
The findings are expected to inform reforms aimed at strengthening hospital emergency care protocols across the country.
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