6th regional hospital opens in Berbice as President Ali pushes for accessible, science-driven health care across Guyana

…220 babies delivered, 100 surgeries completed at new hospitals

The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is pushing for a modern health care system that is accessible to all. President Irfaan Ali says it will be world-class and science-driven. This was disclosed when the Head of State commissioned the new Number 75 Village Regional Hospital on Thursday on the Corentyne.
According to the President, within the next five years, Guyana will boast the best healthcare system in the entire English-speaking Caribbean.
“We will not only match our neighbours, we will surpass them in infrastructure, in training, in digital transformation, and in patient care. We will build the best the world can offer. We will be the only country in the region with a fully integrated emergency response system, the widest telemedicine network, and a public healthcare system that rivals primary private care anywhere in the region,” the President stated.
“Over the next five years, Guyana’s health care system will be transformed into one that is world-class, equitable, science-driven, and patient-centred. World-class health care must not only be in Georgetown,” Ali said.
As it relates to Berbice, he said it will not be the periphery of the transformation.
“It is leading it. This hospital, Number 75, proves that Berbice is at the forefront of Guyana’s healthcare revolution,” Ali added.
Ali, who is currently seeking a second term in office at the general and with regional elections within a few days, pointed out that the country is moving boldly into advanced care.
“Complex surgeries of the brain and heart, hip replacements, knee implants, organ transplants, and cutting-edge cancer treatment – these will no longer be luxuries to be sought overseas. We are bringing tomorrow’s health to Guyana today. A sugar worker in Albion should not have to mortgage his home or send a loved one abroad for cancer treatment. A young mother in Rose Hall should not have to fly overseas for a C-section complication. Healthcare must never be one size fits all. That is why we are introducing targeted initiatives for women’s health,” he declared.
The six new regional hospitals in Guyana commissioned with this vision are located at Diamond in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); Enmore in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica); Bath at West Coast Berbice in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice); Number 75 Village Corentyne in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne); De Kinderen in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); and Lima in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
They all feature 75 inpatient beds, providing ample capacity for local demand, and are equipped with inpatient and surgical facilities and have three full operating theatres and host a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Unit. Diagnostic and laboratory services, as well as a state-of-the-art imaging suite equipped with a CT scanner, digital X-ray machines, and ultrasound facilities, are all features of the six hospitals.