Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) department heads on Wednesday highlighted the high volume of referrals to the facility as being one of the key issues impacting on the delivery of effective patient care and overcrowding.
This disclosure was made during an assessment visit to the hospital that was conducted by members of the National Assembly’s Sectoral Committee on Social Services, which also heard that the CC Nicholson Hospital at Nabaclis would be upgraded to a regional hospital.
During the visit, the committee members Dr Vindhya Persaud, Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, and Alister Charlie, who are PPP/C Members of Parliaments, as well as Minister within the Public Health Ministry Dr. Karen Cummings and Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Valerie Garrido-Lowe and parliamentary clerks,
