Limited space to blame for bed-sharing at Georgetown Hospital

beds at the Georgetown Public Hospital  (GPHC) as a result of the limited space available.

“If the number of admitted patients exceeds the number of beds on the ward, patients will be asked to share facilities,” the GPHC said in a statement yesterday, in response to recent articles in the press about the situation.

It explained that with the condemning of the old surgical block at the GPHC, there was need for the construction of temporary wards to house patients. Further, it