More than 145,000 outpatient visits have been recorded at Guyana’s six new regional hospitals since the facilities were commissioned.
The figures were provided by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali during a media engagement, where he outlined the performance of the hospitals at Diamond, Enmore, Lima, Number 75, Bath, and De Kinderen.
Collectively, the six facilities have recorded more than 18,500 inpatient admissions and approximately 3,700 surgeries. More than one million laboratory tests have also been conducted.
Diagnostic services have included approximately 82,200 X-rays, 37,700 ultrasounds and 13,680 CT scans.
The hospitals have also recorded more than 101,000 specialist clinic attendances, covering services such as surgery, gynaecology, dentistry, ophthalmology and ENT.
Approximately 2,400 babies have been delivered, while nearly 280,000 prescriptions have been filled at the six facilities.
President Ali said the figures demonstrate the scale of healthcare services now being delivered in the regions.
“These investments have revolutionised health care in our country. If you speak to people who utilise these services, predominantly, overwhelmingly, they will tell you all of the positive stories,” he said.
While he acknowledged that challenges remain within the healthcare system, the president explained that these do not reflect the overall performance of the new facilities.
“Overwhelmingly, the performance of these hospitals, the medical teams, the lab teams and nurses has been exceptional,” he said.
The head of state also pointed to waiting times as another indicator of the hospitals’ performance.
President Ali said the average waiting time is approximately 10 minutes for emergency care and 30 minutes for outpatient services across the six facilities.