Arson suspected in gutting of GPHC cardiac equipment

A burnt section of the laboratory (GFS Photo)

A fire on New Year’s Day destroyed Guyana’s lone public Echocardiography (ECG) Laboratory at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) leaving some $25 million worth of damage behind.

Arson is suspected.

Subsequent to the fire on Saturday morning, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony and Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn visited the hospital for a first-hand look at the damage.