THE existing facility that currently houses the West Demerara Hospital in Region Three will be repurposed to a teaching institution when a $11.4 billion facility is constructed to replace the over 75-year-old structure.

This was revealed by President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Monday, during the commissioning of the De Kinderen Regional Hospital.
He told residents that the government is actively making strategic investments to improve the delivery of healthcare.

“Our health and education ecosystem must be transformed at the equal pace to meet these new demands and the new expectations of our people,” the President said.
According to the President, a large number of medical students from Region Three are now currently enrolled at the University of Guyana and the repurposed facility will assist training.
Earlier this year, the sod was turned for the new hospital that will have more than 150 beds, and will not be configured in the traditional open-ward system as is common here.

The new facility will feature four operating theatres, intensive care units (ICUs), neonatal and paediatric ICUs, and advanced diagnostic capabilities, including MRI and CT scans.
Further, the outpatient aspect will cater for endoscopy services, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic, dermatology, ophthalmology, internal medicine, dermatology and gynaecology clinics, among other important services.