Mercy Hospital renovation gets financial boost

Jan 30, 2013 News

General Equipment Guyana Limited (GENEQUIP) has donated one million dollars to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital towards its rebuilding efforts.

GENEQUIP’s Managing Director, Renger van Dijk (left) makes the donation to chairman of Mercy Hospital’s Improvement Committee Chris Fernandes.

According to the company, which supplies farming equipment, the donation was made on the occasion on its 20th anniversary in Guyana.
Head of the company, Renger van Dijk, noted that they have been in service within the agriculture sector and that it was time to not only focus on its own growth, but that of other entities locally.
Its sister company, Farm Supplies Limited, also donated a similar amount.
Collecting the donation on behalf of Mercy Hospital was Chris Fernandes, Chairman of the Improvement Committee
In May 2010, the hospital, located in Kingston, suffered significant losses after fire ravaged its main building. The operating theatre and records were all lost.