Sister sues hospitals, doctors over Charles Amissah's ‘No Bed Syndrome’ death
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The action was filed at the High Court in Accra by his sister, Dr Matilda Amissah, who is acting as administratrix of his estate.
The death of 29-year-old engineer Charles Henry Amissah after a hit-and-run accident in Accra has triggered a GH¢20 million negligence suit against three major hospitals, some health professionals and the Attorney-General.
The action was filed at the High Court in Accra by his sister, Dr Matilda Amissah, who is acting as administratrix of his estate.
She claims a series of failures in emergency care led to her brother’s death and is asking the court to award general damages.
Mr Amissah, an Electronic and Automation Engineer with Promasidor Ghana Limited, was reportedly knocked down on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass on February 6, 2026.
Court documents say he was moved from one health facility to another after the accident, but could not immediately receive emergency care because of alleged lack of beds.
The facilities named in the suit include the Ghana Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Some doctors and nurses have also been sued, together with the Attorney-General’s Department.
According to the statement of claim, Mr Amissah was later pronounced dead at Korle-Bu after suffering cardiac arrest.
A post-mortem examination reportedly linked his death to severe blood loss, fractures and other complications from the accident.
Dr Amissah says the case reflects the continuing danger posed by Ghana’s “No Bed Syndrome”, where emergency patients are allegedly turned away or delayed because hospitals say they lack space.
She is also relying on findings from a government committee chaired by Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa.
The committee is said to have found that lapses in emergency response by the hospitals contributed to the death.
