STH Centre of Excellence

Overview

The Sunyani Teaching Hospital previously known as Sunyani Regional Hospital is the last of the series of ultra-modern hospitals established by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the late 1990's. It was constructed by International Hospital Group (IHG) of the UK and handed over to the Government of Ghana in 2003. It was officially commissioned by the Former President John Evans Atta Mills in November, 2009. The Hospital had been operating as a secondary level facility since 4th August, 2003 under the leadership of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) until its conversion into a Teaching Hospital. The hospital covers an area of 315.7 acres. Currently the hospital has 350 beds and it is strategically located to provide advanced health services to the people of the Bono, Ahafo, Bono East regions beyond including clients from Cote d'ivoire and Burkina Faso.

Change of Status

Approval for the conversion of the then Sunyani Regional Hospital to Sunyani Teaching Hospital was granted at the 45th Cabinet meeting held on 4th February, 2023. At a stakeholders meeting held on 4th July, 2023, at the RCC, Sunyani, the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu formally announced that Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding for the conversion of the Bono Regional Hospital into a Teaching Hospital. Consequently, a Medical School would be established at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR). A transitional team was subsequently commissioned to strategically plan and ensure smooth establishment of the Medical School and the Teaching Hospital. Official Launch of the Teaching Hospital was held on the 18th November, 2023 by the Minister for Health Hon. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu at a grand durbar at the hospital premises.