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Mandeville Regional Hospital receives J$23 million in equipment donation

Published:Friday | October 18, 2024 | 2:08 PM
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CEO for the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller (3rd right) and Welfare/Self-Reliance Manager of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Leroye Blake (3rd left) shake hands after the handover of 23 stretchers and an eye laser machine to the hospital recently. Photographed also are: Missionaries for Latter-Day Saints Charities (left and 2nd left); Head of Surgery at the hospital, Dr Clive Lloyd (fifth left) and Vice President of the Rotary Club of Mandeville, Joseph Jackson.
Some of the patient stretchers donated to Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. -Contributed photo
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Healthcare at Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been boosted by the donation of an eye laser machine and 23 patient stretchers, valued at J$23 million.

The items were donated on October 16 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the Rotary Club of Mandeville.

Hospital CEO Alwyn Miller said the donation is "extremely significant" and "will have a major impact on our services".

"Our eye machine recently went down and could not be repaired, so we are indeed grateful,” he said, noting that the ophthalmology unit handles over 200 surgeries annually.

Dr Alvin Henry, senior registrar and acting head of the Accident and Emergency Department, added that the stretchers will greatly aid in managing overcrowding.

“Occasionally, we face the challenge of no available stretchers for patients, so this contribution comes at an opportune time. Since they arrived, they have already been in use,” he explained.

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