Tamale SDA Hospital turns away NHIS subscribers

The Tamale Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Hospital on Monday refused treatment to subscribers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in line with a directive from the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG)

CHAG last week threatened to stop medical services to NHIS subscribers beginning from this week if government failed to honour its indebtedness to its (CHAG) members, who are mission hospitals.

When GNA visited the SDA Hospital late Monday morning, most patients who arrived for treatment were not being attended to forcing them to go to other hospitals which were not missionary hospitals.

The Tamale SDA Hospital Authorities, who did not want to be named, said the hospital was only attending to patients who were on admission before today, Monday March 11, and other emergency cases.

It said other new cases would have to be treated on a cash and carry basis, which most of the new arrivals could not afford.

Meanwhile, government through the National Health Insurance Authority has indicated its preparedness to settle the indebtedness today, Monday March 11.

Source: GNA