Princess Margaret Hospital. Photo: Shawn Hanna/Tribune staff
By RASHAD ROLLE
Tribune Staff Reporter
rrolle@tribunemedia.net
THE Princess Margaret Hospital is suspending non-emergency surgeries while it investigates possible sabotage at the hospital.
“The public is hereby advised that with immediate effect, all scheduled major surgical procedures for the operating theatres at PMH have been suspended,” the hospital said in a statement. "Only emergency cases will be facilitated at this time. Patients booked for surgical procedures between the 12th through 19th of July 2019 are asked to contact the hospital at 357-8795.”
The statement continued: "Following months of challenges associated with maintenance, power failures and possible sabotage, PMH has commenced works to facilitate the installation of an upgrade to the chiller system of the Critical Care Block (CCB) and will engage the Royal Bahamas Police Force to investigate a possible compromise in security. Challenges with the cooling system in the CCB led to the public tender for new chillers and additional interventions to safeguard the HVAC system. It is anticipated that manufacturing and installation of this new system will occur over the next five months. In the interim, equitable chiller capacity has been leased and will be installed to accommodate the installation upgrade. Management apologizes for any inconvenience caused and appreciates the public’s patience at this time."
Comments
TalRussell 5 years, 3 months ago
In the interim, your elected governing party is a train wreck at governing, forcing PMH for likes 'tenth time' since May 10, 2017 to suspend ALL BUT most emergency of life and death surgical cases at this time. Your most humble comrade Imperialists red shirts, going say what BPL says almost daily - we apologize 'inconveniences' caused and appreciates the public’s patience at this time, yes, no.....there's no making this up.....but in meantime regardless - populaces pockets still be sabotaged new fees asking change bed shirts and when using the doctors, nurses, and other medical supplies and medical treatment things at PMH - most importantly all new fees is the $700 fee for release loved-one's body out morgue....
observer2 5 years, 3 months ago
Ok, but is PMH being operated better under the FNM than the PLP?
HVAC is the air conditioning system. It probably broke down for lack of maintenece and BEC’s constant power cuts and surges.
Nevertheless BEC is borrowing another $550 million to cover past incompetent management. Zero towards renewables, solar, smart grid, privatization or anything else that may help to reduce monthly bills as large as mortgages.
All told BEC is costing the country well over $1 billion a year in waste, taxes and monopolistic charges .
Well_mudda_take_sic 5 years, 3 months ago
Minnis should cease going to parliament and just stay home.......our country would be better off with just about anyone else as PM. Never have we ever had a more nastier and arrogant PM borne out of his incompetence, ineptitude and insecurity. He's like a deer at night with its eyes caught in the headlights of an oncoming eighteen wheeler Mac truck. Minnis has absolutely no clue what governing for the people is about.
DDK 5 years, 3 months ago
With all the killings and accidents in Nassau I am sure PMH cannot even handle the volume of daily emergency surgery.
There was a time, a decade or two ago, when the PMH was actually functioning rather well. The current situation is absolutely deplorable. The running of the facility is obviously far beyond the ability of current hospital authorities and relevant government officials. The 'obligatory' unions certainly add to the shambles that should be a hospital for The People of The Bahamas. Perhaps the steady decline in PMH is a ploy, or a cry, for privatisation........
Well_mudda_take_sic 5 years, 3 months ago
Come to think of it, PMH began its serious decline for the worse while Minnis was the minister of health under a previous Ingraham-led FNM government. Frank Smith just finished off what Minnis had already largely accomplished towards a failed healthcare system. Now just look at what's happening to our country with Minnis as PM. My God, why couldn't the Bahamian voters see this man for who and what he truly is? I tried to warn everyone in the run up to the general election in May 2017, but to no avail. The big problem at that time was that Christie was so damn bad that even the devil incarnate running against him looked good by comparison, especially in the eyes of most easily manipulated E- educated voters. Truly sad.
DDK 5 years, 3 months ago
You did, Mudda, but there was no viable alternative. Pull one out of a hat for us will you! Very truly sad.
TalRussell 5 years, 3 months ago
I has asks? If increase string shark attracts continues could it become main motivating campaign message opposition sells comrade electorate as urgent must Colony of Out Islands rid itself from economic misery living under the shipwrecked governing ways Imperialists red shirts comes rungin' general election bell, yes, no.....
DDK 5 years, 3 months ago
You got me, I cannot decipher the brownie magic!
BMW 5 years, 3 months ago
Yall people kill me ! All yinna do is complain.
Well_mudda_take_sic 5 years, 3 months ago
Wait until you need care at PMH.....that's when you're going to find out what really kills you! LMAO
licks2 5 years, 3 months ago
That's not complaining. . .that's dumbness. . .pure "inint" Bahamian "BLUSTERING" . . . most around can't think. . .SO THEY JUST TALK. . .WHILE TALKING, JUST TO NOT BE SHOWN TO BE IGNORANT OF THE SUBJECT, DUMBNESS COMES OUT LIKE A STUCK BALLOON FULL OF WATER. . .especially that empty barrel mudder-take-sick.
Case in point, someone please tell MTS that the public services in not Doc!! He reminds me of a PLP friend of mine who we regularly have political discussions! As expected, he asked me about the post officer resolution. I told him that the deal was done according to Constitution requirements for MPs interested in Government contracts. Before I could get any further he shouted" "F the Constitution. . .I een wan hear dat"!
I said: "mudder-take-sick", yinna hear what he say"? Another of my discussion group said: "don't pay him no mind, that's how dem PLP think. . .they don't make much sense"!! The person who made the last remark is a swing voter!! That's how you must view this rabble on this site. . .most of them rarely make any common sense. . .certain of dem never tell the truth.
TalRussell 5 years, 3 months ago
Little could Comrade Right Honourable Prime Minister have been expected know at the time that by his pushing too hard at gaslighting Brent that call's conversation content would later come back play on Brent's conscious enough for a full confess-up about all he recalls about the PM's out blue telephone call which his now crown minister's recollection has it as clear Colony of Out Islands sunny day's sky - how he Brent whilst a sitting substantive crown minister - was telephoned coached along by PM into signing $70 million Post Office lease agreement, yes, no... Just impossible make up such out blue phone call that would come back play one's conscious........
licks2 5 years, 3 months ago
Now that we have Brave, Sears, OB and Glenny in the public fighting, I hope ya will start talking sense. . .yall will need to talk clearly for us to dialogue with you.
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