Minister within the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Karen Cummings has proposed a total overhaul of the Diamond Regional Hospital, GINA said.
This comes as the minister toured the facility and held discussions with the staff at the hospital.
After listening to complaints from senior staff members, Dr. Cummings said that the only possible solution is that of a total overhaul of the facility, since it serves a large area and currently its capacity is limited “If we are going to fix it, let’s fix it once and for all”, Dr. Cummings said, according to GINA.
At this meeting, which included Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Leslie Cadogan, several officials from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and staff of the Diamond Hospital, the need to improve several areas was raised. This included the need for more wards, an extension to the maternity unit, and relocating the doctors’ living quarters.
Another issue affecting the facility is the shortage of auxiliary staff, especially porters and receptionists. The Hospital has also been functioning without any form of direct leadership, since there has been no Chief Executive Officer (CEO) present therefore some months. Cummings said that this is very unfortunate and the Ministry will work to rectify this immediately.
