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West End Hospital, Kumasi

Coordinates: 6°41′01″N 1°38′38″W / 6.683546°N 1.643985°W / 6.683546; -1.643985
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West End Hospital, Ghana
Ministry of Health
Map
Geography
LocationKumasi, Kumasi Metropolis, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Coordinates6°41′01″N 1°38′38″W / 6.683546°N 1.643985°W / 6.683546; -1.643985
Organisation
FundingPrivate
TypeGeneral
Services
StandardsNHIS accredited
Emergency departmentYes
Beds40
History
Opened1978
Links
Websitewestend-hospital.com
ListsHospitals in Ghana

The West End Hospital is a 40-bed private health care facility in Kumasi, Ghana. It is popularly known as the "Kwakye-Maafo Hospital" because of its distinguished services in fertility, obstetrics and gynaecology by the founder, Dr. J.K. Kwakye-Maafo, a medical practitioner and former president of the Ghana Medical Association.[1]

History

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West End Hospital (named after the famous Westend Klinikum in West Berlin, Germany) was established in 1978 as a clinic. By 1985 it had grown into a hospital providing various in-patient and out-patient services to the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti region of Ghana. It is located at Patasi, opposite the police depot in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region. It has over 40 staff.

Departments and facilities

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