No food for patients at neglected Matthew’s Ridge hospital

Bushes surround what used to be the laundry room at the Matthew’s Ridge Hospital.

Up to last week, the deteriorating Pakera Hospital in Matthew’s Ridge, in Region One, had been without food for a month.

Regional Chairman Paul Pierre told Stabroek News that there was no food shortage, but this newspaper had recently visited the facility, where both staff members, patients and the bare kitchen confirmed the situation. As a result,