A man who was impersonating a medical doctor at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has been apprehended and turned over to the police.

The middle-aged individual, identified as Williams Cyril Kohen, faced questioning by hospital personnel during their routine rounds, during which their doubts were confirmed.

Subsequently, the suspect was handed over to the hospital's police post, which then transferred the case to the Central Police Command for further investigation.

In response, the hospital's Public Relations Officer, Kwame Frimpong, emphasized that the hospital has implemented security measures to prevent such incidents.

He explained, "At KATH, it is very difficult for people to come and claim that they are doctors and start working there because that is not how the thing works. We have a team-based system where all the team members are known, and also remember that it is a training institution, so most of the time, the people who join us are our former students, and so it is a very close-knit community, and the team members are known to each other. So you cannot just be part of the team out of the blue."

He further highlighted the hospital's electronic medical records system, which requires every medical staff member to have a specific password.

Without this password, individuals cannot attend to patients, review cases, or provide prescriptions for medication.

This stringent system ensures that only authorized personnel can interact with patients and their medical records.