The West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) continues to be beset by early morning water shortages, limited staffing and buildings badly in need of rehabilitation and patients say they are the “real losers” since they have no choice but to endure the situation.
More than a week ago, WDRH nurses bemoaned the poor working conditions at the facility, after two nurses were attacked by dogs, which had made the compound their haven. Through their union representative, the nurses moved against the hospital administration and demanded better working conditions, including relief from the stray animals that invaded the compound and wards, as well as the faulty roof and floor in a building that houses the Male and Female Medical Wards.
Approximately 25 dogs and about 4 cats, a hospital
