Pundit Narrates How He Lost His Sister at Ridge Hospital: “They Spent 30mins Looking for Ice”
- Ghanaian media personality and political pundit Justice Yeboah stirred debate after narrating how his sister died at Ridge Hospital
- He stated that his sister faced infuriating negligence from nurses at the facility, which nearly led him to physically accost them
- His comments came amid a nationwide debate over the actions of Ralph St Williams at Ridge Hospital, where he blasted nurses for their alleged negligence
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A Ghanaian media personality and political pundit, Justice Yeboah, has narrated the painful story of how his sister died at Ridge Hospital.
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Yeboah narrated his sad story during an appearance on Pampaso on Radio Gold 90.5 FM.
He spoke amid the controversy over an alleged altercation between political activist Ralph St Williams and nurses at Ridge Hospital.
Ralph visited the facility on Sunday, August 17, after suffering injuries in an accident.
He berated nurses at the emergency ward of the hospital over their lack of urgency in dealing with his ailment and that of another gentleman who was in critical condition.
"There should be a sense of urgency, please. How can you tell me we can't give you pressure because this is Ghana? It hurts. What do you mean by this is Ghana? Do you mean that in this country, people can die like animals and nothing happens? I came with a minor issue, but there are people whose conditions are much worse. The guy's state is terrible, and you're telling us this is Ghana, what does that mean?" he fumed.
Ralph St Williams went viral after he shared a video of the incident online, but was later accused of assaulting nurses at the facility.
The viral video of Ralph St Williams' Ridge Hospital incident is below.
Justice Yeboah describes sister’s death at Ridge
Appearing on Radio Gold on Friday, August 22, Justice Yeboah said his sister had fallen ill and required emergency care at the Ridge Hospital.
He said when they arrived, there was little sense of urgency from the nurses, which he found to be disturbing.
Yeboah narrated a particularly disturbing incident when nurses said they needed to draw blood from his sister for tests.
He said that before they could draw the blood, they said they needed ice to preserve the sample, and they spent more than 30 minutes making calls trying to procure the ice.
He stated that at one point, he got fed up and left to procure the ice himself and bring it, marvelling at the laidback practices of nurses in an emergency ward.
Yeboah added that during the night, three people lying next to his sister in the ward died, only for her to also pass away the next day.
He added that he felt compelled to blast the nurses as Ralph St Williams recently did, but controlled himself.
The TikTok video of Justice Yeboah’s sad narration is below.
Ridge releases footage of Ralph assaulting nurse
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Ridge Hospital released footage of Ralph St Williams' alleged assault on a nurse at the hospital.
The video shows over 20 seconds of the tense altercation between St Williams and the health workers as he sought treatment.
Many Ghanaians shared mixed opinions in reaction to the encounter between the activist and the nurse, with many condemning Ralph's overexuberance in handling issues.
Source: YEN.com.gh
