The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has refuted claims that scheduled surgeries for Monday, 29 April 2024, were cancelled due to power outage popularly called ‘dumsor.’

In a statement correcting what it referred to as “misleading” reports in sections of the media, that surgeries were cancelled as a result of ‘dumsor’ and the standby generator was not in use, the KBTH hospital clarified the incident.

According to the hospital, work started on “all elective cases” in their theatres and the operations proceeded as scheduled.

The hospital explained that it experienced “low current” for about 45 minutes.

“In the face of the low current that emanated from a problem with one of the substations of ECG, our functional standby generators came on stream, and provided power for work to continue until the problem was resolved,” the statement noted.

It further explained that: “Two cases at the Department of Surgery were returned to the ward at the end of the day on account of limited space at the recovery ward not because of power outage,” while the rest of the theatres spread across the hospital, carried out their surgeries as scheduled. 

The hospital assured patients and the general public that it prioritises their “care” and will continue to work to provide excellent services to address their “health needs.” 

It also appealed to the media to be circumspect in the publication of stories that have not been “verified” because they “undermine” public confidence and create unnecessary fear and discomfort among patients.