GPHC’s A&E Unit boosted with new ECG Machine

Oct 07, 2017 News

Health service delivery at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has been boosted with the new addition of an Electrocardiography (ECG) machine.

Minister, within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Cummings hands over the ECG machine, to a nurse in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the GPHC. Also in the picture is Medical Director of the Accident and Emergency Unit of the GPHC, Dr. Zulfikar Bux.

This was handed over yesterday by the Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Karen Cummings to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the GPHC.
Minister Cummings noted that the ECG machine will aid in the diagnosis of non-communicable diseases, which are high on the list of major diseases that cause death, specifically cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks. This will allow for timely lifesaving intervention.
According to the minister, in a government statement, GPHC is the country’s national referral hospital and offers high facility health care services, not only to residents in the capital but also to persons in all ten administrative regions.
“I do expect that the machine will be properly cared for to provide service to the people for a long period of time,” Minister Cummings said.
Receiving the machine was Medical Director of the Accident and Emergency Unit of the GPHC, Dr. Zulfikar Bux.
He expressed gratitude to the Ministry for the timely donation, noting that the machine will aid in the improved delivery of health services of the hospital.
Also in attendance was Chief Executive Officer (ag) of GPHC, Brigadier George Lewis, and nurses of the Accident and Emergency Unit.

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