[ 2017-01-17 ]

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra

Korle-Bu blows over GHC100,000 on Xmas bonuses for staff, Management
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra spent more
than GHC100,000 on Christmas bonuses for its
management and staff members, 3FM investigations
have uncovered.

Each staff member received GHC100 as motivation
while the management members received a total of
GHC17,000 intramural allowance (extra allowances
at the discretion of management).

The management members who benefited from the
amount included Director of Medical Affairs,
Director of Administration, Ag. Director of
Pharmacy, Director of Finance, Director of Nursing
Services, Ag. Director of General Services and
Director of Human Resources. Chief Executive of
the Hospital, Dr. Gilbert Buckle, is said to have
taken home GHC 21,000.

This comes on the back of the financial constraint
of the Hospital which greatly affected the
operations of the facility last year due to
breakdown of the Intensive Care Unit, the Central
Sterile Services Department and the closure of the
Eye Clinic.

Bonuses approved for only staff

When contacted on the issue of bonuses, the Board
Chairman of the Hospital, Prof Antony Mawuli
Sallar, confirmed approval was given for the
payment of staff bonuses but not that of
management. “I’m highly surprised and would be
very disappointed if it’s true because
management cannot propose and approve.

I mean in corporate Ghana, such an amount is to
come to the board for approval and it looks like
it was done at the blind side of us,” he told
3FM.

Prof Sallar said he will initiate investigations
into the matter, but expressed doubts the
management members would pay themselves such
amount without seeking approval from the Board
“I doubt but I’m going to call one of them now
to verify because there have been some
mismanagement acts that we have tried solving
before now.

So we are in limbo so we don’t know if we are
still a Board, but if we stay, we will call for an
audit of the hospitals account,” he assured.

Source - 3news.com

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