Dear Editor,
I would be more than grateful to highlight some inept behaviour within our health system in Region 2. On Sunday December 3rd around midnight there was a shooting incident at Supenaam where one person was shot in his jaw. He was rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital and had to be transferred to Georgetown for advanced treatment. He was taken to Supenaam by the ambulance, then was to be taken with the water ambulance to Parika. Upon arrival at Supenaam there were no captain for the water ambulance. The wounded patient waited in pain for almost 30 minutes for the captain to arrive. When he got there he had to then fuel the boat up. Even the driver of the ambulance complained about the unprofessionalism. When they finished settling the patient in the water ambulance they had to break the lock to get the vessel moving. Residents in the area started to behave bad because it is happening often, patients have to come and wait for a lengthy period before the captain arrives. The health system sucks in Region 2 and government has failed to acknowledge even the number of complaints they receive.
I think the region is in dire need of quality health care and that can only occur if capable person are put to do the job.
Yours sincerely,
(Name and address supplied)