INTERNAL MEDICINE AND THERAPEUTIC SUB BMC WEBSITE TEMPLATE

About the SUB BMC

The core functions of the department is/are:

• Provision of tertiary medical care to all patients referred to the Sub-BMC.
• Provision of continuous professional education to all staff of the Sub-BMC
• Training of residents/interns/students posted to the Sub-BMC
• To manage, treat and provide specialized care to all patients referred with medical conditions.
• To conduct medical research and to use these research findings to improve service delivery within the department.

The main building of the department of Internal Medical (Building AA) is located on East of the central Administration of the hospital with GPS address NT-0101-5331.

The department has recently instituted a team-based care system based on sub-specialty designations:

Medical 1: Cardiology/Nephrology

Medical 2: Neurology/Respiratory

Medical 3: Gastroenterology/Endocrinology & Diabetes

Each medical floor has a bed capacity of sixty (60) beds and four (4) VIP rooms.

The department consists of the following units;

•       Medical Units 1, 2 and 3 on the first to third floors

•       General Physician Specialist Clinics

•       Subspecialty/Specialized Clinics

•       Neurology

•       Gastroenterology

•       Hepatology

•       Cardiology

•       Heart Failure

•       Diabetes

•       Joint Adult/Pediatric Sickle cell

•       Chest Clinic

•       STI Clinic

•       Renal

•       Dietitian/Nutritionist

•       Psychiatry Unit

•       Clinical Psychology

•       Infectious Disease Treatment Centre

•       Endoscopy Unit

•       Diet Therapy

•       Renal Dialysis Unit

The vision of the department is to become the center for excellent and quality medical care services within the Northern part of Ghana.

The mission of the department is to provide affordable and quality medical care and services delivered by well trained, professional and highly motivated skilled staff.

Services Provided

The Internal Medicine Department provides a variety of healthcare services to adults with medical conditions in Northern Ghana and beyond.

These services include outpatient care in General Physician, Sub-specialty and Specialized Clinics. In-patient services are offered for patients with medical emergencies and patients who require admission on our wards. Clinicians in the department also support the care of adult patients in other care disciplines by providing medical consultation services as needed.

The Renal dialysis unit provides hemodialysis and other healthcare services to patients with kidney diseases.

The Chest Clinic/Unit is responsible for the care of patients with Tuberculosis.

The STI Unit provides services relating to all sexually transmitted infections. They also support the care of people living with HIV.

The Endoscopy Unit provides a broad range of endoscopy services including lower and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, CLO testing for Helicobacter pylori, band ligation for oesophageal varices, amongst others.

The Diet Therapy Unit attends to the dietary and nutritional needs of patients whose medical conditions require a modification of their diet.

The Psychiatry Unit is staffed with Psychiatrists and Clinical Psychologists to provide holistic mental health care in a therapeutic environment.

Management Structure 

The Internal Medicine and Therapeutics department has the Head of Department as the top management member of the management structure.

The Head of Department leads the core management team which comprises of:

1. The Head of Department
2. The Clinical Co-ordinator
3. Sub-BMC Administrator
4. Sub-BMC Accountant
5. The Deputy Director Nursing Services
6.  Head of Pharmacy

The various Unit heads are part of the management structure and play a major role in the efficient running of the Sub-BMC. 

The Head of Department

The Internal Medicine and Therapeutics Department is currently headed by Dr. Prosper Akanbong a Consultant in General Internal Medicine, MWACP, MGCP.

He has been a Medical Director and a Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital.

He has a vast experience in the field and has contributed a lot in the set-up of the department and its operationalization.

Additional consultants and specialists in the department are involved in teaching and training of medical students and other cadres of trainee health workers like physician assistants, pharmacy students, residents and exchange students. They also train clinical staff in the department and beyond in clinical algorithms developed to suit the local context in collaboration with AMPATH Ghana. Additional training in ACLS, for departmental clinical staff.

The Department has the following Consultants and Specialists: