80 Emergency Medical Technicians get training

GPHC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Khan along with Dr. Zulfikar Bux, Director of Accident & Emergency, Dan Batsie, Head, Atlantic Emergency Medical Service training and the graduating students (GINA photo)

Through a collaborative effort between the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Atlantic Emergency Medical Service, 80 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) along with nurses from the GPHC and the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) benefited from a one-week training programme in emergency medicine, GINA said.

At a graduation ceremony which was held today at the Project Dawn Medical Centre, Liliendaal, the participants received their certificates.