New Director of Medical and Professional Services (DMPS), Dr Navindranauth Rambaran
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has appointed Dr Navindranauth Rambaran as Director of Medical and Professional Services (DMPS) and Leslyn Holder as Director of Nursing Services.
They emerged as successful candidates for the posts through a meticulous selection process that commenced in 2022.
Dr Rambaran, who previously held the post of Consultant/Head of the Department for General Surgery at the GPHC for six years, and Head of the Accident and Emergency Department for four years prior, brings to the DMPS post a wealth of medical and managerial experience and knowledge.
He is also the elected Chairman of the Medical Council of Guyana. Dr Rambaran is well-respected within the medical fraternity and among colleagues at the GPHC for his stalwart leadership and tactical management approaches. He assumed his new role effective January 1, 2023.
New Director of Nursing Services, Leslyn Holder
In addition, Holder, formerly Assistant Director of Nursing Services at the GPHC, assumed the role of Director of Nursing Services on December 12, 2022.
Holder, who has been a Registered Nurse for almost 25 years, has practised nursing in Guyana and the United Kingdom prior to jumpstarting her career as Quality Improvement Manager in 2018 at the GPHC.
She has a background in Health and Social Care Leadership and Management and has worked in mental health, disability, and older people services. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health Administration and brings a combination of administrative and functional experience to this new role.
It is worth noting that the post of Director of Nursing Services (Matron) had been vacant for the past six years, leading to a significant gap in nursing management at the hospital. Both appointments represent substantive and progressive additions to the current management team as the GPHC positions itself as an internationally-comparable healthcare facility.
The management of the GPHC is confident that these newly-appointed Directors will augment the ongoing efforts of the team to strengthen and improve the quality of health care being provided at the hospital.
