Linden Hospital Complex laparoscopic centre commissioned

Sitting from left: Ambassador of the Republic of China to Guyana Zhang Limin, the female Chinese interpreter, Minister of National Health & Family Planning Commission, the Peoples Republic of China Li Bin, Chairman of the LHC Board of Management Mortimer Mingo, and Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud. Standing are Chinese medical practitioners attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital.

By Jeff Trotman

Chairman of the Board of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) Mortimer Mingo and Minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the Peoples Republic of China Li Bin, unveiled a plaque on Sunday to symbolically mark the opening of a Laparoscopic Surgery Centre at the LHC.

During the inauguration ceremony, the acting CEO of the LHC Steve Mark disclosed that five successful laparoscopic surgeries have been performed before the opening of the centre with the last two such surgeries performed on Friday.

He said the opening of the Laparoscopic Centre was a proud moment for the Linden Hospital Complex, which over the past few years has