Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital launches histopathology lab, high-tech CT scanner

From left are Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Dr Madhu Singh and President Irfaan Ali at the launch of the 128 Slice CT Scanner

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital yesterday launched its histopathology laboratory and a 128 Slice CT Scanner which will greatly assist in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of patients while saving precious time.

Both the laboratory and scanner are a first for Guyana with a combined cost of some US$3.5 million. A histopathology laboratory enables a number of services that involve examining tissues and ultimately detecting diseases

Present at the launch were the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Madhu Singh, a Siemens Clinical Product specialist, the hospital’s Internal Medicine Specialist, President Irfaan Ali and other representatives of the government and medical staff.