{"id":13233,"date":"2023-10-17T20:41:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13233"},"modified":"2023-10-17T20:41:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:41:53","slug":"progressing-towards-enhanced-healthcare-in-region-five-specialized-hospital-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/progressing-towards-enhanced-healthcare-in-region-five-specialized-hospital-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressing Towards Enhanced Healthcare in Region Five: Specialized Hospital Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a significant step towards bolstering healthcare accessibility, the construction of the Specialized Hospital at Bath Settlement in Region Five is swiftly advancing, with the foundation now nearing 85 percent completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Region Five are on the brink of gaining access to specialized healthcare services, eliminating the need for extensive travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This facility is one of six being erected nationwide through the collaboration of Chinese companies Sinopharm International and China CAMC Engineering Company Limited, with a combined investment of approximately 40 billion dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Chairman, Vickchand Ramphael, provided an update on the ongoing progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that while the construction company awaits certain materials, substantial headway is being made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also noted the presence of additional materials on-site, slated for utilization in subsequent phases after the foundation&#8217;s completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new hospital holds immense promise for the people of Region Five, offering specialized services that were previously unavailable in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Presently, patients often require transfers to Georgetown due to the limited capacities of the existing two hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the 6.6-billion-dollar facility is finalized, this logistical challenge will be overcome, providing a vital resource for the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman Ramphael emphasized the positive impact this facility will have on riverine communities and agricultural areas, offering them a level of healthcare comfort and convenience previously unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the sod-turning ceremony in May, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony outlined the impressive features of the upcoming hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include 75 in-patient beds, three operating theatres (including two for major surgeries), a neonatal unit for premature infants, advanced digital diagnostic services, and a state-of-the-art laboratory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant step towards bolstering healthcare accessibility, the construction of the Specialized Hospital at Bath Settlement in Region Five is swiftly advancing, with the foundation now nearing 85 percent&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350,367,359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news","category-one-guyana","category-top-picks"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13235,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13233\/revisions\/13235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}