A retired U.S. Army officer, Amboree Harold Eugene, is currently receiving treatment at Bloom Medical Centre in Accra under critical and complex circumstances, but the American Embassy has declined to assume any financial responsibility for his care.

Eugene was first admitted to Narh Bita Hospital in Tema after being brought in by his landlord in critical condition. He was later transferred to Bloom Medical Centre, where hospital management says they have already spent over $100,000 on his treatment — not including daily meals and other care costs.

According to Dr. Laurentiu Eugen Ilie, Country Director at Bloom, the patient insists on eating only fast food, including meals from KFC and hamburgers, rejecting local Ghanaian dishes. The hospital spends approximately GHS 500 per day on his meals alone. When denied his preferred food, Eugene reportedly defecates on himself, shouts, and disrupts hospital routines.

Despite the hospital’s immediate efforts to contact the U.S. Embassy, and the embassy’s subsequent visit and documentation, they have since refused to take responsibility, citing that Eugene’s stay in Ghana was not officially sanctioned by the U.S. government.

Dr. Ilie emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating:

“If we discharge him, he will die. What I want is for someone from his family to take responsibility, care for him, and settle the bill.”

Bloom Medical Centre has also reached out to U.S.-based associations for retired army officers, but so far, no one has responded or offered assistance.

Since being admitted on July 18, 2025, Eugene has remained under the hospital’s care, with staff torn between ethical obligations and mounting costs.

“What else can we do? Leave him to die?” Dr. Ilie asked. “We don’t know how long we can keep him.”

The hospital continues to appeal for help — from Eugene’s family, military support groups, or international aid — to prevent what they fear could become a tragic and avoidable end.