The University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) has been honoured at this year’s Human Resource (HR) Focus Awards for its outstanding work in maintaining high standards in HR management.

The Centre’s Director of HR, Francis Kyereboah, was adjudged as the first finalist in the ultimate award of the day– the HR Practitioner of the Year – while the Medical Centre emerged as second finalist in the Best HR Management in Healthcare category at this year’s edition of the awards held in Accra.

Mr Kyereboah and the UGMC were presented with citation and plague respectively in recognition of their stellar performance.

The citation commended the facility and its Director of HR for submitting to the rigorous evaluation process as part of the award procedure and urged them to continue to uphold standards in their practice.

Motivation
Mr Kyereboah said after receiving the awards that the directorate was humbled and honoured that after five years of existence, the UGMC HR Directorate has been recognized by a credible scheme like the HR Focus Awards.

“This recognition will surely motivate the team to improve and innovate in the HR management space,” he said.

The HR Focus Awards, which was instituted in 2015, aims to recognise and celebrate hard work, diligence and quality standards in HR practice across all sectors of the economy.

The HR Director dedicated the awards to the staff of his directorate, noting that it was through their commitment and dedication to duty that the nascent center was able to successfully compete with age-old Institutions/Companies from varied industries including mining, telecommunications, banking and finance, insurance etc.

About UGMC

The UGMC is an ultra-modern medical centre, offering world-class quaternary level health services, training and research in Ghana, West Africa and beyond.

It is nestled on the southernmost tip of the University of Ghana, the country’s premier university located in Legon, Accra and about ten minutes away from the Kotoka International Airport.

The centre seeks to embody the spirit of hospitality, which Ghana is globally acclaimed for, and is focused on delivering an excellent and unparalleled client experience through the deployment of a customer-obsessed approach throughout every facet of its operations.