THE Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s Neo-Natal Unit was presented with cheques valued $900,000 towards the purchase of foetal monitors which are expected to boost the hospital’s ability to monitor unborn babies.The National Milling Company (NAMILCO), Scotia Bank and Dr. Toolsiedas Singh handed over the sum of $300,000 each to GPHC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Khan at the Neo-Natal Unit on Wednesday.
The foetal monitor is a device that checks unborn babies to ensure that there are no abnormalities or difficulties.
One piece of the equipment is valued at $1.2M. The unit has three monitors and over 15 foetal handhelds which are similar to the monitor.
Khan expressed gratitude for the donation which will enable the hospital to expand the quality of services delivered to the persons, especially pregnant women.
The GPHC has the largest number of deliveries in the entire country, with 60% recorded there.
Khan pointed out that the hospital has expanded the Neo-Natal Unit which now sees most of the sick babies not only from GPHC, but from the private hospitals with support from the Burn Care Unit and Guyana Help the Kids First fund which has been providing support to the unit.