Health systems in place in La Brea

Responding to a question in the Senate, Deyalsingh said the centre has a staff of over 13 persons on a rotational basis. Those persons include doctors, registered nurses, primary care physicians and enrolled nursing assistants.

“From the oil spill the major health risk that we have to manage would be respiratory distress,” he stated.

Deyalsingh added, “For that, equipment available and functioning are nebulizers, oxygen tanks and concentrators.” The minister said the question of keeping the centre open 24 hours a day, “may not arise.” He explained this was because, “to date, no resident has presented themselves to the facility seeking any emergency care out of the oil spill.” Deyalsingh said the centre ‘s opening hours are 8 am to 9 pm (Monday to Friday), 8 am to 4 pm on Saturday and 8 am to noon on Sunday.