$7B Lima Regional Hospital on track for April 2025 completion – Dr Anthony

Construction of the $7 billion Lima Regional Hospital in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has progressed substantially, and according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, the project is on track for completion by April 2025.
This regional hospital, which would be providing a range of diagnostic tools currently unavailable in Region Two, is poised to become one of the top healthcare facilities in Guyana. It would feature two operating theatres, multiple outpatient clinics, ultrasound machines, 75 beds, a 24-hour accident and emergency service, a modern laboratory, digital X-rays, and living quarters for health practitioners.
Having inspected the superstructure on Monday, Dr Anthony has expressed satisfaction with works completed thus far. He declared, “So, earlier, we had the opportunity of visiting the Lima Hospital, and we were able to do a walkthrough to see how the progress of works on the site. I think they’ve been making continuous progress, and we expect that by March/ April that we should be substantially completed.”
He also declared, “I know they have a lot of the equipment that is on sea; so, once that get in, we would be able to assemble them and make sure that we have the Lima Hospital operational. Our target for that is sometime in April/May, and so we’re working towards getting the hospital operational by then.”
This hospital would also be equipped with a backup power supply, water treatment system, a waste disposal system, and a CT scanner that would eliminate the need for residents to travel to Georgetown for advanced imaging services.
According to Dr Anthony, the facility will also be outfitted with other technological advancements geared towards improving patient care.
“So, we’ll be putting in a CT scan at the Lima Hospital. So, I think (that), over time, Lima Hospital would be the main hub for medical services on the coast. And apart from CT scan, there are many other features that we’ll be putting in there. And one of the things is that if they don’t have someone to interpret the images here, they would be able to send that through a secure system to Georgetown, where the Radiographers at the Georgetown Hospital would be able to do the interpretation and send back the results to them here. So, this would help the physicians here to make diagnosis that currently might be challenging,” he explained.
The Lima Regional Hospital is one of six hospitals currently under construction across the Guyana coast. They would all become operational by early 2025. The others are: the Regional Hospital at De Kinderen in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); those at Diamond and Enmore in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); one at Bath in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), and one at Skeldon in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Of the $129.8 billion in budgetary provision allocated to the Health Ministry this year, $15.5 billion has catered for construction of regional hospitals. (G1)