ADMINISTRATION and staff of the Mahaicony Public Hospital were applauded on Thursday by a Public Health Ministerial Task Force after it was discovered that the hospital had all of its records, drugs and medical supplies intact.

The Ministerial Task Force had made an impromptu visit to the hospital, as part of its country-wide operation to inspect the operations of government-run hospitals.

“We’re pleased with the manner in which the hospital is being kept; above all there was a wind of change as it regards the accountability for the drugs sent to the institution,” the Task Force said in a brief statement.

It was explained all the drugs were accounted for and were kept in the manner prescribed by law. Additionally, the Dangerous Drugs were accounted for, even those expired since 2016.

Meanwhile over in Region Two, the police investigation continues into the missing drugs and medical supplies at the Suddie Public Hospital.

On Tuesday, three persons, including an ambulance driver and an assistant pharmacist were taken into custody and placed on $20,000 bail each, while several others were asked to give statements on Wednesday.

The police were called in to investigate a case of fraud at the Suddie Public Hospital, after drugs and medical supplies went missing one week after arriving there.

The administration and the staff could not account for several items sent only last week Tuesday by the Materials Management Unit (MMU).

“In one instance, the pharmacist at the hospital could not have given account for several ampules of pethidine, codine and morphine,” the Health Ministry had pointed out.

Additionally, the Dangerous Drugs Register had not been updated since 2015.

“The team also found instances where the stock of narcotic drugs either could not be accounted for and the pharmacist had extra drugs that were still not recorded as prescribed under the law,” the ministry further disclosed.

A MMU staffer confirmed Tuesday that 10 items on the list of drugs destined for the Suddie Hospital “either never arrived” or significantly less was received than was sent.

Additionally, all of the 108 bottles of the paracetamol suspension have reportedly vanished, in addition to 20 of the 1,000 ampicillin 500Mg. Twenty thousand disposable gloves sent for the hospital were also stolen.