The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), a faith-based network organization comprising 21 Christian church denominations and 183 member institutions located in all the ten regions of Ghana. St Peters Hospital is one of the Catholic Health institutions affiliated with the Christian Health Association of Ghana.Our members are involved in the provision of health care and training of health professionals. Established in 1967, the Association currently comprises 61 hospitals and a polyclinic, 113 health centres, clinics and primary health care centres and 9 health training institutions; Membership has gone up from 25 in 1967 to 183 in 2011. It is our hope that you will enjoy surfing through the various items to know more about who we are.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

St Peter’s Hospital is a Catholic Non Profit making institution. It is situated in Jacobu, the capital of Amansie Central District. The hospital started operating as a Health Station by Orion (a non-profit organisation from Netherlands) in November 1987 at the request of the chiefs, the youth association and the people of Jacobu and its surrounding villages when there was no health facility in the area. The hospital was under the Catholic Diocese of Kumasi at the time it started operating. When the Diocese was divided into two in 1994/95 Jacobu fell under the Obuasi Catholic Diocese. It was registered under the Private Hospitals and Maternity Home Boards in Ghana and later on registered under Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG). The hospital began to enjoy all the other benefits under CHAG even before the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the government of Ghana and the Christian Health Association of Ghana was signed in 2006.
In 2007 when Amansie Central District was carved out of the Amansie East District, there was the need for a new District to have a District Hospital. Meetings were held between the Catholic Bishop of Obuasi and the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Amansie Central District. An agreement was reached in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Health and CHAG for the hospital to be used as the Amansie Central District Hospital.

CATCHMENT AREA OF THE HOSPITAL

The hospital operates within a catchment population of 100,945 (source 2014 district population projection of Amansie Central District of Ashanti). This represents about 2.3% of the total population of the Ashanti region. The hospital provides services mainly to two of the five sub-districts; Fiankoma and Jacobu.  Tweapease, Numereso and Fena-Hia are served by CHPS compounds of the Ghana Health Service. However, St. Peter’s serves as a referral hospital for the district.

SERVICES PROVIDED

St Peters Hospital is a Primary Hospital and provides the following services; outpatient (OPD) and inpatient, Emergency,Surgical (both emergency and elective), Ophthalmology (Eye Clinic), Ear Nose and Throat ENT, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dental care, Reproductive Health Care, Mental Health/Psychiatry,as well as Specialized Clinic for Diabetes and Hypertension , HIV/AIDS, TB, Pharmaceutical, Diagnostics and Mortuary. The hospital has a bed complement of 100. The hospital has three Specialist Doctors in ENT, General Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Others are Medical Officers, Medical Assistant and Specialised Physician Assistants in Dental, Anaesthesia and General Medicine. There are also Specialised Nurses in Ophthalmology ENT, Emergency care and Peri- Operative care.

VISION

To provide high quality health care in the most effective, efficient and innovative manner, specific to the community we serve and at all times acknowledging the dignity of the patient.

MISSION

A health institution that is best in meeting patient needs and expectations.

CORE VALUES

• Client  focus/Centeredness
• Empowering our staff through continuous development and provision of necessary resources to perform their work
• Team Work
• Innovation and Excellence
• Integrity
• Upholding Discipline
• Improving quality
• Accountability
• Collaboration

MANDATE

St. Peter’s Catholic Hospital is a member of Christian Health Association of Ghana (C.H.A.G) whose mandate it is to continue with the Healing Ministry of Christ to provide holistic and affordable health care service to all manner of persons with highly efficient, effective and well-motivated personnel.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

• • Increase access to service.
  • Improve quality of care.
  • Improve efficiency of service provision.
  • To develop an attractive working environment.
  • To promote governance issues.