Despite being the second largest hospital in the greater Accra region and also noted for maternal healthcare , the La General hospital is challenged with maternal deaths, still births and early new born deaths. The hospital which has the total catchment population of 220 thousand as at half year has conducted over 2000 deliveries. To help address this challenge, the First lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama through her foundation and Siemens Ghana has donated an Ultra Sound Scanner to the La General hospital to help in diagnosing pregnancy related abnormalities, which could have resulted in unexpected emergency.
With this every pregnancy will be scanned at least three times during pregnancy to enable clinicians to plan delivery ahead of time to reduce maternal deal death. The ultrasound machine which is Siemens Acuson X150 is capable of doing Obstetrics, Vaascular, Cerebrovascular, Abdomen, Urology and Musculoskeletal Exam.
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