The Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) has publicly expressed “profound disappointment and concern” over a formal query issued to the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) following recent overcrowding at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency (A&E) Centre.

In a statement signed on Thursday, June 4, 2026, by the chairman of KADA, Dr. (Med) Michael Leat, he said the decision to question the hospital’s CEO appears to be a “knee-jerk response” that fails to address the broader, systemic causes of the crisis.

The association emphasized that management’s actions, including liaising with surrounding hospitals and coordinating patient transfers, were taken to protect patients and preserve life under extreme operational strain, not to refuse care.

KADA warned that the hospital routinely receives complex referrals from across the country, adding that persistent overcrowding, resource constraints, and rising referral volumes have reached “critical levels” that threaten timely and safe care.

“The burden placed on the institution far exceeds that of most healthcare facilities in Ghana,” he stated.

The association argues the hospital’s decision to coordinate with other facilities was responsible clinical governance intended to ensure patients continued to receive appropriate care rather than remain in an overwhelmed facility where safety could not be guaranteed.

The association called on the Ministry of Health to expedite full operationalization of new and strategically located hospitals, specifically naming Afari Military Hospital and Sewua Hospital, arguing that their commissioning would relieve KATH’s overload by improving patient distribution and emergency preparedness.

KADA urged that leaders who take difficult decisions in the interest of patient safety be engaged constructively rather than publicly disciplined without contextual review.

KADA reaffirmed that its members remain committed to professionalism and to continuing collaboration with the Ministry of Health and stakeholders to develop sustainable solutions.