Sangre Grande hospital gets upgrade

ERHA Chairman Esme Rawlins- Charles disclosed this on Wednesday at a public board meeting at the North Eastern Community Centre, Ojoe Road, Sangre Grande .

She said while they awaited the construction of the new facility, the current one was undergoing major infrastructural works. She said the present structure, which was erected decades ago, was now being refurbished to better accommodate the vast increase in services .

In addition to the refurbishment, the hospital is also getting new equipment .

She also said they intended to upgrade the dental equipment, acquire vaccine refrigerators, neo natal ventilators and ambulances .

Rawlins-Charles said the board recognised that the strength of the organisation was dependent on its human resource. She said they identified important human resource issues which had to be dealt with in order to facilitate the efficient operation of the ERHA .