By Milton Grannum
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday lauded its achievements during the year, noting that over 60,000 patients were seen and groundbreaking interventions done but it is still in need of at least 700 nurses and more beds to perform at its best.
Speaking at an end-of-year press conference, several heads of Department hailed their efforts with head of the accident and emergency (A&E) department Dr. Zulfikar Bux celebrating a steep reduction in the wait time patients encounter when accessing services at the department.
“Our current waiting time is at 58 minutes. Our door to disposition is at 4 hours 3 minutes, which is above average. We have seen more than 60,000 patients for the year, a 9 percent increase to that in 2023. We’ve taken 7300 referrals most of which are very critical cases. We have done 14,100 admissions an admission rate of over 23 percent, a testament to the level of complications patients who go to the AE arrive with. We’ve taken care of 2698 motor vehicle collisions, sexual assault cases, 96, and interpersonal violence 2446 cases”, he said.
