Dunkwa-on-Offin Municipal Hospital faces critical oxygen shortage
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The Municipal Hospital in Dunkwa-on-Offin, Central Region, has been without an oxygen supply since Friday, June 5, 2026. An internal notice to staff, reported by citinewsroom.com, indicated that the hospital had been using reserve cylinders until they were depleted by midnight on Sunday, June 7, 2026. This shortage is significantly affecting patient care, particularly for children and those dependent on oxygen. Hospital management has not yet released an official public statement, but the notice confirmed that engineers are traveling from Accra to repair the oxygen plant. A hospital staff member, speaking anonymously, stated that all babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and other oxygen-dependent patients have been referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. The report could not confirm if the situation has resulted in any patient deaths.
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