Бывшая больница Фолмута получила 520 миллионов долларов на восстановление после урагана Мелисса

Falmouth Hospital gets $520 million rehabilitation boost after Hurricane Melissa damage Loading article... The 139-bed Falmouth Hospital has benefited from a $520 million rehabilitation project following extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa last October. Chief Executive Officer Carlington McKinnon told The Gleaner that the hospital suffered significant damage during the Category 5 storm, with all wards sustaining roof damage. He said the rehabilitation has improved the hospital’s overall aesthetics, while the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department received a completely new concrete slab roof. According to McKinnon, the A&E Department has also received new beds and equipment, including a defibrillator, a device used to deliver controlled electric shocks to restore a normal heart rhythm during life-threatening cardiac emergencies. A patient who requested anonymity praised the care received at the A&E Department. “I was admitted at 2:30 am on Sunday. I got a clean bed, was attended to by two different doctors for two days – one from Ghana and the other from St Lucia. They were very kind. The meals were on time and very balanced,” the patient told The Gleaner. Twenty-two doctors are currently on staff, serving patients across 64 occupied beds. McKinnon said a recruitment drive is ongoing to strengthen the hospital’s complement of doctors. - Leon Jackson Follow The Gleaner on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or email us at [email protected] or [email protected].