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Conditions are really deplorable at the New Amsterdam Hospital

Dec 03, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – There are certain stories you might readily dismiss for lack of real evidence, but the recent coverage given by a first time mother of the deplorable and unsanitary conditions existing at the New Amsterdam Hospital is reason for me to write. This Region 6 medical institution has been in the news for some time now for all the wrong reasons and it is high time some attention be paid to the goings on there and for it to be remedied immediately!
We are talking about a medical institution here. One which should exude the ambience of a place of comfort and cleanliness, where one can feel at home either for the delivery of a newborn, even to the point of seeing ones last days of absolution and dying; this is what a hospital should be.
It is not a place where one would like to see animals roaming the hallway or filth and uncleanliness, certainly not! So, as a Berbician myself I would like the authorities so responsible to urgently address.
That photograph of a flock of sheep trapped in the hallway of the institution is utterly despicable; something that readily evokes revulsion in the hearts of anyone who would have cause to visit the hospital.
Farmyard animals in the hallway of a building reveal two glaringly nauseating facts, (a) The animals would have seen ample grazing in the compound which attracted them over and into the compound which brings us into the other aspect, (b). How is the ground-keeping at the institution? Are the lawns well groomed or kept in a proper condition? The situation which is more likely the scenario here is that there seems to be a great degree of laxity where the upkeep of the grounds is concerned where animals are “invited” in, due to unkempt grounds.
And I would like to highlight the fact that even on the inside which is the concern of this new mother, that regular mopping and sanitisation of the interior surroundings are woefully lacking; things that pose a health risk to patients at the institution.
This is unacceptable under any circumstances so I am calling on the Minister of Health, Dr. Anthony to make a surprise visit to the institution and get these matters fixed, now!

Respectfully Submitted
Neil Adams

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