Comfort Ghartey: The UK-based Ghanaian nurse who brightens hospital wards with a song while serving breakfast
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
Hospitals are often quiet and solemn, offering tranquility for patients receiving medical care. The environment can be stressful, with serious ailments and conditions impacting the mental health of patients. Research from the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest biomedical library and a national resource for health professionals, scientists, and the public, states that a patient-friendly hospital environment can influence the healing process, have a direct impact on patient outcomes, reduce levels of anxiety and stress, and shorten recovery periods following surgery. Comfort Ghartey, a UK-based Ghanaian nurse, is changing the experience at the Royal London Hospital in the UK by greeting patients with breakfast and a song each morning. Her approach turns the typical hospital environment, which is quiet, into one that is filled with warmth.