St Ann's Bay Hospital gets well-needed medical equipment

ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann:

DESCRIBED AS the fastest-growing union in North America, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has extended its reach to Jamaica with assistance to the St Ann's Bay Hospital.

The SEIU Local 1 collaborated with Canada's Multi-Faith & Community Network and Miracle Centre Ministries to donate more than 42 pieces of medical equipment to the hospital on Monday.

The items included wheelchairs, resuscitators, walkers, canes and support stands. These were received by senior medical officer of the St Ann's Bay hospital, Dr Nicole Dawkins, and the hospital's Chief Executive Officer Keith Richards, who both thanked the SEIU team for the contribution and described the items as "well needed".

Tyler Downer, who is of Jamaican parentage and lead organiser, said: "We are pleased to know that people in need of these items will be the recipients and (we) look forward to doing this again."

- Carl Gilchrist