Bath Regional Hospital 40% complete – Finance Minister

With scores of construction workers laboring around the clock, the new modern Regional Hospital at Bath, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), is currently 40% complete.
This information was revealed by Finance Minister Ashni Singh during a site visit to check on the progress of the ongoing project on Monday morning.
The Bath Regional Hospital is one of six state-funded regional hospitals being constructed across the country by Chinese companies Sinopharm Int. and China CAMC Engineering Company Ltd. A total of $40 billion will be spent on these six facilities.
According to Minister Singh, the project has been progressing smoothly without any obstructions.
“As you know this is part of a series of six hospitals in total that are under construction. As you can see, construction is progressing rapidly. The engineers estimate that they’ve completed about 40% of the construction work,” he confirmed.

He added that the new hospital is expected to be completed before the end of 2024.
“This is one of a series of hospitals. We’re building six of these, including one in region 6, one in Essequibo, and others. You can see that the physical structure is up. We are targeting this and the other hospitals that should be completed before the end of 2024,” Singh stated.
Meanwhile, at the recent commissioning of a new digital X-ray unit in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), Health Minister Frank Anthony highlighted the ongoing hospital construction efforts across Guyana.
“We are building a world-class health sector. I don’t know of any other country in the Caribbean, in the Americas, or maybe in the world that is currently building twelve new hospitals. That’s the magnitude and scale of what we are doing right now. We have six regional hospitals under construction, and that by itself is a remarkable story,” he said.
The minister emphasised that these will be reformed hospitals with advanced features, including cardiac surgery.
Additionally, he pointed out the developmental works as various hospitals are being built within the interior of Guyana.
“In addition to all of these hospitals, we are building hospitals within the interior of Guyana. It is a huge undertaking. We need to care for what we have. It’s not just about improving but investing to ensure quality care throughout the country,” he stated. (G2)