644 surgeries conducted at Suddie Hospital in 2024

The Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) performed 644 surgeries in 2024, a significant increase when compared to the 502 surgeries conducted in 2023.
This was revealed by a member of the hospital’s board of directors, Omkar Persaud during the graduation ceremony for the region’s newly trained healthcare professionals. The ceremony was held at the Abram Zuil Secondary School on Friday last.
Persaud highlighted that despite many challenges, the hospital remains a pillar of effective and efficient healthcare services in the region.
As a Grade-Four facility, Suddie Hospital is committed to delivering high-quality care. Despite having only one operating room, the hospital has successfully performed both major and minor surgeries across three key specialties: general surgery, orthopaedics, and gynaecology.
“During 2024, the total number of surgeries done thus far is 644 of which 48 were paediatric cases, this is a vast improvement when compared to 2023. During that year, only 502 surgeries were done,” Persaud stated.

According to Persaud, the region will increase its services in the coming year as new machines and equipment are slated to be installed at various health facilities throughout the coast.
The additional services will also be complemented by the new state-of-the-art hospital at Lima which is expected to be completed by June of 2025.
“We do envision in the near future that the region will be able to introduce new surgical interventions. Hence, we are anticipating an increase in the number of referrals for surgical interventions like cataracts and hip fractures,” Persaud said.
Suddie Hospital is the main health facility in the region where the most advanced services are provided.
The Ministry of Health is currently working to properly outfit the Oscar Joseph District Hospital at Charity, enabling it to function as effectively as the Suddie Public Hospital.