The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is examining the possibility of expanding its Pharmacy Department to serve the public in a more effective manner.
One of the booths at the event on Thursday
GPHC Pharmacy Manager Claudia Hinds, during an event held on Wednesday in observance of Commonwealth Pharmacist Week, declared the following: “Expansion is always a plan, and we are working to have expansions in the different areas, more so in Obs and Gyny. We have a plan to have expansion as it relates to not basically to out-patients but in-patients, patients on the ward to have ward pharmacists.”
Hinds always noted that the department is working on having specialised pharmacies throughout the hospital.
“What we can do (is) we can have different areas where we see specialised patients, and those are some things we have planned for the future: have patients to be seen in their specialty area. So, instead of having them all come to pool up in front of the main pharmacy, they will be seen there. In addition to that, we have four satellites that are operational, which (are): Pediatrics, so those patients don’t come to the main pharmacy; we have a Psychiatric satellite, so all the psychiatric patients will be seen there; in addition to the Outpatient satellite, so that patients from outpatient will be seen there,” she explained.
However, the manager related that space is a challenge to the expansion of the department. “Space is a big issue, so we’re brainstorming as to where we going to have expansion as it relates to outpatients, as it relates to the hospital,” she said.
On Thursday, the hospital held a candid Pharmacy Expo, which saw several pharmaceutical companies showcasing their products.
Commonwealth Pharmacist Week is being observed from June 12–19 under the theme “Pharmacists Networking for a Nation’s Wellbeing”.
