The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has rejected claims by Fact-Check Ghana suggesting that the Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS) has not been rolled out or is not in use at the facility.
In a statement issued on 20 November 2025, the hospital described the publication as inaccurate and said it did not reflect the reality of its digital health operations.
According to the hospital, GHIMS is “successfully deployed and actively being used” in key clinical units, including the Polyclinic OPD, Specialist Pharmacy, Child Health OPD, Family Medicine OPD, and the Dental, Eye, and ENT Unit.
These units are among the busiest service points at the hospital, and management said their full adoption of GHIMS demonstrates a firm commitment to strengthening digital-enabled healthcare.
The statement added that departments that are yet to be onboarded are undergoing staff training and are in the early stages of utilisation.
This phased approach, CCTH said, is deliberate to ensure full readiness, smooth workflow transition, minimal service disruption, and high-quality data capture from day one.
Management emphasised that “at no point has any department refused, rejected, or abandoned GHIMS,” countering suggestions that the system’s deployment had been hindered internally.
CCTH also criticised Fact-Check Ghana for publishing information without verifying it. “Fact-Check Ghana did not contact CCTH for verification before publishing the claims,” the statement said, noting that the report misrepresented the hospital’s operational reality and inadvertently misled the public.
The hospital reaffirmed its commitment to the Ministry of Health’s national digital transformation agenda, stating that GHIMS is enabling improved clinical efficiency, better patient record management, enhanced diagnostic and pharmacy workflows, stronger data-driven decision-making, and transparent billing.
CCTH said it will continue expanding the use of GHIMS until every department is fully live and integrated in line with national digital health standards.
The statement was signed by the hospital’s Public Relations Officer and shared with media outlets for accuracy and clarification.