Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings on September 27 commissioned the recently installed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Bartica regional hospital.
The two-bed unit was refurbished as part of a regional project to modify the facility, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said. The regional Chairman, Gordon Bradford said that the cost of this unit is approximately $3.2M and took just about two months to complete.
Regional Health Officer of Region Seven, Dr. Edward Sagala noted that although the hospital can boast of much success in the health arena, there is still much work to be done, especially in far-flung communities.