In a significant move to enhance healthcare services in Georgetown, particularly for residents residing in Kitty and Campbellville, a state-of-the-art health centre to the tune of $831 million is expected to be completed in 12 months.
This was according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), Robbie Rambarran who added that the construction will commence in February and will be erected adjacent to the existing Campbellville Health Centre.
Rambarran explained that the decision to merge the two health centres came after it was determined that the Kitty Health Centre no longer met the necessary standards for delivering effective healthcare.
As a result, the new facility will be modernized with advanced equipment and expanded services to meet the needs of the community.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GPHC, Robbie Rambarran
“The Kitty Health Centre, which is in our purview… is a house that we are renting. It’s really not conducive for healthcare delivery… So, the intention is to merge Camarville and Kitty Health Centre. This will be a two-story building”.
“It’s going to have X-ray, ultrasound, ECG. It will have what we call an asthma bay for asthma patients,” the CEO explained.
The two-story building will offer a wide range of medical services, including general outpatient clinics, dressings, maternal and child health services, pre-and post-natal care, family planning, and clinics for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension.
In preparation for the construction, the current health centre in Campbellville will temporarily relocate to a nearby building. Rambarran expects this move to take approximately one month, allowing demolition to begin shortly thereafter.
“The worst thing when you’re not feeling well is to go into a place that does not look well,” he remarked, echoing sentiments shared by President Irfaan Ali during a recent meeting with healthcare professionals.
Rambarran emphasised that the new health centre is expected to serve as a vital hub for medical care, offering much-needed services to residents while reducing the strain on GPHC.
“There are a lot of those patients that come to Georgetown Hospital. So, we are hoping we can take off a bit of the load from the hospital and all the other services that currently exist,” he added.
