Residents of the Palms Geriatric Institution will benefit from the commissioning of an $18M infirmary and outpatient clinic on Monday at the institution on Brickdam, Georgetown.
The facilities will benefit approximately 200 residents at the oldest senior care facility in Guyana, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
The infirmary is equipped with an infectious ward, a doctor’s office and an observation ward with six beds. The outpatient clinic has a waiting area, a doctor’s office, and a dispensary.
At the ceremonial opening, Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally said “we cannot bypass our elderly, and every day we look at the improvement of the services that we can provide for our elderly at the Palms and today, this is a manifestation to show that we really do care for them.”
