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Two years since St Joseph Mercy fire
Friday marked two years since most of the original Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital building went up in flames.
The fire which broke out in the early morning destroyed the oldest wing of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Kingston, Georgetown, erasing about eight decades of history.
For the anniversary nurses and members of the administrative staff during their lunch break, gathered on the plot of land where the building was, in prayer and thanksgiving. They were thankful that no lives were lost.
About 32 patients, among them four new born babies, had been in the building at the time of the fire. Emotions ran high.
The staffers remembered the unfortunate event and plan to move forward.
As disaster struck the hospital that morning, medical staff members were prompt and ensured that in the midst of the catastrophe, no patient was left unattended to.
Eventually some of the patients, including those in wheelchairs, and others on beds had to be transported to the Guyana Red Cross Headquarters building and given the necessary care.
The more critical patients were transferred to Woodlands and other nearby hospitals.
Many believed that the fire destroyed the nerve centre of the hospital that day. Records were lost, and a piece of Guyana’s history became nothing but ashes.
The hospital’s administration is currently working on refurbishing one of the buildings in the compound
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