{"id":18767,"date":"2024-04-17T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18767"},"modified":"2024-04-17T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T16:53:03","slug":"georgetown-public-hospital-addresses-backlog-for-knee-and-hip-replacement-surgeries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/georgetown-public-hospital-addresses-backlog-for-knee-and-hip-replacement-surgeries\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown Public Hospital Addresses Backlog for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janneire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) is actively working to reduce its backlog of knee and hip replacement surgeries, following President Ali&#8217;s call to action during his engagement with medical professionals on April 5. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent effort by the Orthopedics Department at GPHC saw a team of medical professionals performing six joint replacement surgeries, including four hips and two knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Kaaleshwar Ramcharran, one of the lead surgeons, highlighted the mission&#8217;s purpose to address the significant backlog of joint replacement surgeries at GPHC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He explained that while weekend surgeries have been a routine practice, the recent effort marks a renewed commitment to tackling the backlog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These surgeries will be conducted based on availability, allowing the hospital to respond effectively to the challenges posed by the high demand for emergency surgeries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, members of the surgical team benefitted from the training aspect of the mission, providing invaluable practical experiences for registrars, residents, and junior doctors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ramcharran was joined by Dr. Fawcett Jeffrey and Dr. Zhou Chou in leading the surgical procedures, underscoring the collaborative effort within the medical team to address this pressing issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative at GPHC reflects a proactive approach to enhancing healthcare services and meeting the needs of patients requiring joint replacement surgeries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) is actively working to reduce its backlog of knee and hip replacement surgeries, following President Ali&#8217;s call to action during his engagement&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18767","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=18767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18769,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18767\/revisions\/18769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}