Card centres open to replace National Health Fund cards lost during Hurricane Melissa

The National Health Fund (NHF) is advising that persons who lost their NHFCards during the passage of Hurricane Melissa that they can now get replacement cards at its various centres across the island.

It says all NHFCard Centres are currently operating.

Members of the public can visit any of these locations:

● St Elizabeth: Santa Cruz Health Centre, Black River Hospital

● Westmoreland: Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital

● Hanover: Noel Holmes Hospital

● St James: Cornwall Regional Hospital, Mount Salem Health Centre

● Trelawny: Falmouth Hospital

● St Ann: St Ann’s Bay Hospital

● Clarendon: May Pen Hospital, Lionel Town Hospital

● Manchester: Mandeville Regional Hospital, Percy Junor Hospital

● St Mary: Port Maria Hospital

● St Catherine: Spanish Town Hospital, Linstead Hospital, Greater Portmore Health Centre Drug Serv

● Kingston & St. Andrew: NHF Head Office, Kingston Public Hospital, Union Square Drug Serv

● St Thomas: Princess Margaret Hospital

● Portland: Port Antonio Hospital

Opening hours for the NHFCard centres are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays, and for Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

However, it says the NHF Head Office's opening hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Fridays.

The NHF says it remains committed to ensuring uninterrupted access to subsidised medication for all beneficiaries, which is especially critical as many Jamaicans continue to rebuild and regain stability following Melissa.

It says across the six parishes most impacted by the hurricane, 118 of 148 NHF Provider Pharmacies are currently operational, representing an 80 per cent service restoration.

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