Health Ministry says all donated ventilators accounted for
Published:Monday | June 17, 2024 | 10:50 AM
The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising that all ventilators that were donated to the Government as part of the country's COVID-19 response are accounted for and are at facilities islandwide.
It says during the heights of the pandemic, the Southern Regional Health Authority received six ventilators while the Western Regional Authority and the South East Regional Health Authority benefited from eight and 23 respectively.
Hospitals in the North East Regional Health Authority benefited from a donation of five ventilators, while the University Hospital of the West Indies received 12.
The health ministry says these donations added to the number of existing ventilators in the public health system, bringing the total in use to more than 100.
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