THE Enmore Regional Hospital has handled some 33,000 outpatients and more than 25,000 emergency cases since it began operations a year ago.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Medical Superintendent at the Enmore Regional Hospital, Dr Tracey Bovell, spoke with the Department of Public Information (DPI) on Thursday and highlighted the services that the hospital has provided to the community over the past year.

She made it clear that the medical institution did not serve only people living in Enmore but persons from other parts of the East Coast of Demerara.

“With this being a regional hospital, to see that magnitude of patients is significant, and also we have been able to see more than 25,000 emergency cases.”

Below is a breakdown of the number of persons served over the past year.

Dr Bovell noted that continuous training is being provided for doctors and other clinical staff to ensure they remain up to date with the latest medical practices, technologies, and treatment protocols,

“Most of these specialists have been trained right here in Guyana, through our programmes that are being offered at the Institute of Health Science Education at the Georgetown Public Hospital,” she said.

The modern hospital is one of six built in various parts of the country and caters to the medical needs of citizens free of cost.

“With our three operating theatres, we can do surgical interventions. We can remove appendices…We can do bone repairs. These kinds of services would not have been offered at a polyclinic. However, now that we have a regional hospital, yes, that is actually happening here,” Dr Bovell stated.

In addition to the existing services, she stated that the hospital will provide dialysis services as nurses are receiving specialised training.  [DPI]