New Amsterdam Hospital gets $16M retrofitted NICU

Jan 30, 2024 News

The newly retrofitted $16 million Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the New Amsterdam Hospital.( Photo courtesy, Ministry of Health)

Kaieteur News – The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the New Amsterdam Hospital, Region Six is now better equipped to treat and accommodate more patients following its recent $16 million upgrade.

The rehabilitated facility was commissioned by Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony and regional officials on Saturday.

Kaieteur News understands that initially, the facility had five beds but is now retrofitted with twelve beds. The NICU is also furnished with backup oxygen lines and modern equipment, including pediatric and neonate ventilators, infusion pumps, incubators, and radiant warmers.

Dr. Anthony said the Ministry of Health has implemented a programme to expand the NICUs at all regional hospitals. This growth will contribute to saving several premature infants and delivering high-quality care to infants across the country.

Earlier this year, the Minister of Health participated in the commissioning of the $38million retrofitted NICU at the Suddie Hospital, Essequibo Coast.

Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony also commissioned the $3million Dental Clinic at the Cumberland Health Centre in Region Six. The Dental Clinic aims to serve residents of Cumberland and its neighboring communities by offering comprehensive dental care.

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony at the newly commissioned $3 million Dental Clinic at the Cumberland Health Centre.

“At the end of last year across the country, we did close to two hundred and twenty thousand procedures and that was unheard of before. And that is because just like how we have eight Centres open here in Region Six, we have been doing this across the country, opening up new centres, improving what we have and so forth,” the Minister of Health said at the ceremony.

Dr. Anthony disclosed that in Georgetown, the Cheddi Jagan Dental Centre was also refurbished. He said that there are now nine cubicles for dental works in the lower flat of the Centre while the upper flat has a special paediatric section as well as an area for surgical care.

Meanwhile, Director General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, praised the Cumberland Health Centre team for their dedication, while urging them to reinstate Health Centre Day.

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